by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 80 foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other). That schools that top this list have a program in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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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 in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Indiana State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Wayne State
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alma College landed the #3 spot on the list. Alma College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alma, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Alma College Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at SIUC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other foreign language students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Elmhurst University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Miami University - Oxford Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Foreign Language Major in the Great Lakes Region. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Andrews Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report
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