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Languages at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 53 languages majors a year. That puts it 127th of 586 schools we score for languages, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.37× what the same major pays nationally.

76/100Strong#127 of 586 for languages →
Graduates a year53under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.37× the same major nationally
Research in the field$358Ka year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Stephen Davis speaking with attendees at the Virginia Tech tour stop of "This Is
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Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the languages ranking

  1. University of Colorado Boulder 77
  2. Lewis & Clark College 77
  3. University of Utah 76
  4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 76
  5. University of Maryland Baltimore County 76
  6. Auburn University 76
  7. Rhodes College 76
  8. Gallaudet University 76

Other strong majors at Virginia Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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