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

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

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

Of the 43 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Middlebury Institute, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at CSUN, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - Northridge Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 70% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 50% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Of the 24 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UC Davis, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 57% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Los Angeles Report

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San Diego State University

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San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 42% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 58% are male.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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California State University - Bakersfield came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUB is a large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

Women make up 81% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - Bakersfield Report

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 26 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.

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