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Languages at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 166 languages majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 82nd of 586 schools we score for languages, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#82 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year1663% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$20,000
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
Waiting for Bernie
Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where languages happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: W.E.B. Du Bois Library, International Programs Office.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Richmond 84
  2. University of Connecticut 83
  3. University of Delaware 83
  4. Case Western Reserve University 83
  5. University of California, Davis 82
  6. University of Florida 82
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 82
  8. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 82

Other strong majors at UMass Amherst

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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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