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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #24 most popular major in the country with 33,333 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 878
Michigan 1,004
Ohio 992
Illinois 954
Wisconsin 787

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
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Celtic Language & Literature 4
Greek Language & Literature 3

Majors Similar to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 25 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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