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Linguistics

Research and Academia

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Where to study it

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What you study

Linguistics explores human natural language and the human ability to use it. Although the field traditionally belongs to the humanities, the program also includes knowledge from other fields, such as the social sciences and the exact sciences. The curriculum includes a theoretical background, tools for research and academic thinking, and practical knowledge that prepares students to work in fields such as teaching Hebrew language, languages, translation, artificial intelligence, and more.

After the degree

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services33%

Graduates’ salaries are below average 11,600 ₪ Average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)

In short, in plain words

Linguistics is the study of natural human language and people’s ability to use it.

The program also includes knowledge from other fields, such as the social sciences and the exact sciences.

The program prepares students to work in fields such as teaching Hebrew language, translation, and artificial intelligence.

A plain-words retelling of the Avodata data

Admitted students and graduates — by type of institution

average across universities

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 45% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
  • Average psychometric score: 610 points

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 45% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
  • Average psychometric score: 610 points

An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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