Languages at UConn
UConn graduates about 75 languages majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 79th of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UConn
Where languages happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Music Library Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 64 · Academic 60 · Student housing 19 · Athletics 11 · Arts 9 · Chapel 8.
Nearby in the languages ranking
Other strong majors at UConn
- Communications & media 89 · #20
- Health & pre-med fields 88 · #12
- Biology 85 · #39
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Nursing 83 · #19
- Environmental science 83 · #55
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UConn 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.