Linguistics (BA)
Career prospects
What is your preferred career path? Would you like to teach? Do you enjoy doing research? Or would you prefer a job that involves writing and editing? Your Linguistics degree provides excellent preparation for a wide range of career paths.
These skills will help you
As a Linguistics graduate, you will have developed not only strong academic skills, but also resourcefulness, the ability to set priorities, work independently, process complex information, and stay self-motivated. These skills are valued by employers. If you gain relevant work experience during your studies, this will help you find a job more quickly.
Our job market survey shows that 85% of our graduates find a job within two months, and 85% of them are in highly qualified positions.
What will your professional field be?
Your degree in Linguistics makes you an attractive candidate for a variety of potential employers. For example, you could work in research, education, IT, or communication and marketing.
Source: Job market survey 2020 among Linguistics graduates 2016-2019. Career Service Humanities.
Our graduates have found employment in organisations such as:
- Brill Publishers
- Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
- McKinsey & Company | Global
- Consultancy firms
- Translation agencies
- PhD positions at various universities
- Institute for Dutch Language