American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A program that focuses on one or more of the languages native to the Western Hemisphere, with an emphasis on American Indian languages, but including other Native American languages. Includes instruction in philology; oral and written literatures; Inuit and Aleut languages; North American language families, including, but not limited to, Algonkian, Athabascan, Siouan, Muskogean, Iroquoian, Kumeyaay, Yuman, Mayan, Zapotecan, and Uto-Aztecan; South American language families, including, but not limited to, Andean-Equatorial, Ge-Pano-Carib, and Macro-Chibchan; and other minor languages.

Numbers at a glance

1061st
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
3
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
1
Women
2

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Navajo Technical University3
Average public university graduating class: 3 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

O's Insights on American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.