by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 500 people earned their degree in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other), making the major the 294th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,958 and had an average of $24,480 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 249 foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major” ranking analyzed 42 colleges that offered a degree in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other). The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Military Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. Located in West Point, New York, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at West Point
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Georgia Southern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 7 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Southern Oregon University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 39 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Clemson University
With a ranking of #6, Augusta University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Augusta University Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
University of West Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 11 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 15 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at UH Manoa
With a ranking of #9, Trinity College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Trinity College
Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 20 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
St Lawrence University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. St Lawrence University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Canton, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full St. Lawrence Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Alma College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Alma College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alma, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, SUNY Oswego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. SUNY Oswego is a public institution located in Oswego, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full UW Seattle Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Alfred University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Delaware landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Delaware Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Murray State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UC Berkeley Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Clark University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Clark University Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Mississippi College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 1 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at MC
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
Full SIUC Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
With a ranking of #23, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking, coming in at #24. Bennington College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Bennington College
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at UT Knoxville
Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. SMC is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Miami University - Oxford landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking, coming in at #24. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Andrews University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Andrews is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Andrews Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
With a ranking of #24, Hampden - Sydney College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. This small school is located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Queens College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Queens College is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Queens College Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
Purchase College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Purchase College is a small public school situated in Purchase, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Scranton ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at University of Scranton
Northeastern University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Northeastern University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. This small school is located in Geneva, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
St. Bonaventure University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonaventure, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at St. Bonaventure University
With a ranking of #24, Elmhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Elmhurst University
Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking, coming in at #24. Averett University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at New York University
Dartmouth College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Dartmouth
Framingham State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.
Full UAF Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
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