Linguistics (BA)
Career prospects
You’ve completed your degree – you’re now a graduate in Linguistics. What’s next? The possibilities are wide open! Many graduates go on to roles that focus on research, consultancy, analysis or communication. What do you enjoy doing? Your options may be broader than you expect.
These skills will help you
With a degree in Linguistics, you have a strong starting position on the job market. In addition to in-depth knowledge of linguistics, you’ve developed academic skills that are highly valued across many sectors. Alumni report that they benefit most from skills such as oral and written communication, teamworking as well as independent and solution-oriented working, analytical thinking, creativity, and research. An internship or international experience alongside your studies can further strengthen your profile.
Research among alumni shows that 47% of Linguistics graduates found a job within two months of graduating, and 71% within six months. For 42%, their first job was at higher professional or academic level.
Where can you work after graduating?
After completing your degree, you can work in a wide range of sectors, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Your knowledge of a globally influential country and your versatile skill set open doors to diverse fields, from government or semi-government and education to communication and research.
Source: Labour Market Survey 2025 among Linguistics graduates from 2020 to 2024.
Many graduates continue with a master’s degree after their bachelor’s. Further study pays off: those with a master’s degree are more likely to secure higher-level positions.
Graduates at work
A glimpse of workplaces where recent Chinese Studies graduates have started their careers:
- Marketing Assistant - Poetry International
- PhD student at various universities
- Scientist - TNO
- Top sports coach - Mountain Network
- Literary Translator
- Business Intelligence Specialist - HeadFirst Group
- Trainee LDE Traineeship - TU Delft
- Language Coordinator - AviaVox
- Conversation Designer - Zilveren Kruis