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2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

25 Colleges
$31,129 Avg Salary
$24,174 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #26 most popular major in the country with 4,163 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics 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.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 211
Indiana 131
Ohio 145
Wisconsin 74
Michigan 100

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,748
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149
American Sign Language 115
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 74
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 51
South Asian Languages 22
Second Language Learning 19
Celtic Language & Literature 3
African Languages 3
Greek Language & Literature 1

Majors Similar to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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