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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 38 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at IU Bloomington, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UW - Madison, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Ohio State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Benedictine University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

Of the 27 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Benedictine U, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Of the 27 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at Kent State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at OHIO Athens, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at U-M, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #9, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 18 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UChicago, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 28 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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