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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in California for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 86% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the most popular school in California for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Simpson University

Redding, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Simpson University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Redding, Simpson U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

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#5

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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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 9 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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