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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mount Mary University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Loyola University Chicago

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier 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 #6 on the list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Xavier University Report

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

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
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 13 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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