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

41 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.

The Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for foreign languages and linguistics students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 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 small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Benedictine University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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

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 28 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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