by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,247 people earned their degree in linguistics, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 868 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 109 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in linguistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their linguistics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree linguistics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s linguistics degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 13 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s linguistics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Linguistics at California State University - Long Beach
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 11 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 4 masters’s linguistics degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #8, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Linguistics at California State University - Northridge
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s linguistics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 - Davis ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s linguistics degrees to 8 students 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
With a ranking of #13, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 1 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 1 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s linguistics degrees to 2 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 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 masters’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Linguistics at University of California - San Diego
University of Oregon came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 20 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 58 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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