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2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in California

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$48,019 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree School for You

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #22 most popular major in California with 5,369 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey the best school in California for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #6 on this year’s Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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#9

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 603
Oregon 579
Hawaii 198
Nevada 130
Alaska 34

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 607
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 607
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 500
Second Language Learning 108
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 38
South Asian Languages 24
Native American Languages 16
Celtic Language & Literature 4
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Greek Language & Literature 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to John Stephen Dwyer.

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