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 “Most Well Attended Other Foreign Language Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” 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 Illinois, there were 1 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 1 foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Foreign Language Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other). To top this list, a school must have a successful foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Other Foreign Language Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Other Foreign Language Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Foreign Language Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Foreign Language Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Elmhurst University is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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