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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 93 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Foreign Languages & Linguistics program at each school on the list.

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Texas A&M Commerce, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 93 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 93 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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#6

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate foreign languages and linguistics programs. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.

Of the 11 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Adelphi, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Women make up 89% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate foreign languages and linguistics programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

About 67% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 75% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 25% are male.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 7 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at CSULB, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#11

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 71% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#11

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
14 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
16 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
16 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
16 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX

Foreign Languages & Linguistics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 29 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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