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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 51 students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at UC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 9% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in foreign languages and linguistics at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Bay Mills Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Brimley, BMCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Hayward.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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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 21 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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