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2024 Best Modern Language Education Schools

54 Colleges in the United States
338 Modern Language Education Degrees Awarded
Modern Language Education isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #688 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 54 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Modern Language Education Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 338 degrees in modern language education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Modern Language Education School

Best Modern Language Education Schools The modern language education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Modern Language Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for modern language education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Modern Language Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Modern Language Education
Master's Degrees in Modern Language Education
Doctor's Degrees in Modern Language Education

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Modern Language Education Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Modern Language Education in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the modern language education degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Modern Language Education

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in modern language education. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
36.4% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in modern language education. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in modern language education needs to check out Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in modern language education. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 10 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in modern language education has to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 2 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 1 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 7 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
25.0% Growth in Graduates

QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 16 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
64.7% Growth in Graduates

Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 17 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 modern language education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Modern Language Education students that almost earned our Best Modern Language Education Schools award.

Rank College Location
10 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
11 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
12 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
13 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Modern Language Education by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Modern Language Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371

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