American Indian Native American Languages Literatures and Linguistics

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 12 institutions across the United States, with a total of 170 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

36

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

7

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1

degrees awarded

Other Awards

122

awards given

Top Schools for American Indian Native American Languages Literatures and Linguistics

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 College of the Muscogee Nation
Okmulgee, OK
51
2 Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD
21
3 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, MN
20
4 University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
16
5 Stone Child College
Box Elder, MT
15
6 University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
12
7 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
9
8 White Earth Tribal and Community College
Mahnomen, MN
8
9 University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, AK
6
10 Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
Hayward, WI
6
11 University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI
3
12 Bay Mills Community College
Brimley, MI
3