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2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, foreign languages and linguistics was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 4,163 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Commerce to be the most popular school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 86% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Texas A&M University - Commerce Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 83% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 60% of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at the school.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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

Houston Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 84
Texas 229
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 74

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

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 6 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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