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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, foreign languages and linguistics was ranked #24 in the country. In fact 33,333 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at University of Arizona, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. John’s College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, St. John's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 53% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 78% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 25 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UT Austin, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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 #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

Women make up 75% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 17 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at ASU - Tempe, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 44% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 518
Texas 1,650
New Mexico 300
Oklahoma 190

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 25 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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