Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

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

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

27 Colleges
$48,019 Avg Salary

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 very large student population.

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

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Arizona

Request Information
#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St. John’s College is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, St. John's is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at St. John’s College

Request Information

Out of the 27 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

Read More…

Request Information

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New Mexico 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 Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin

Request Information
#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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

Read More…

Request Information

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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. 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.

Read More…

Request Information

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Request Information

With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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

Read More…

Request Information
#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Texas State University Report

Request Information

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Celtic Language & Literature 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.