2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools
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 small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington 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 . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the 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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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college 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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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #9, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a 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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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 878 |
| Michigan | 1,004 |
| Ohio | 992 |
| Illinois | 954 |
| Wisconsin | 787 |
Majors Related to Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.