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Languages at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 189 languages majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 46th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#46 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1892% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
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Wheeler Hall
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Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
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Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hargrove Music Library, C V Starr East Asian Library, Main Stacks, Moffitt Undergraduate Library, Doe Memorial Library, Bancroft Library, International House.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. Reed College 90
  2. Colgate University 90
  3. Trinity College 90
  4. Colby College 90
  5. University of Southern California 89
  6. New York University 89
  7. United States Military Academy at West Point 89
  8. Trinity University 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley with every school we score in languages. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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