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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major

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In 2020-2021, 2,871 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 234th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,118 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major” ranking analyzed 199 colleges that offered a degree in modern languages. That schools that top this list have a program in modern languages in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree modern languages students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages

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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Military Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Virginia Military Institute

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major. University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 69 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Modern Languages at UPR Rio Piedras

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New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. This small school is located in Sarasota, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Modern Languages at New College of Florida

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St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Mary’s College of Maryland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. SMCM is a public institution located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s 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 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%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at SMCM

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at NWU

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia

Christopher Newport University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. CNU is a small school located in Newport News, Virginia that handed out 20 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 full report on Modern Languages at CNU

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 11 bachelors’s modern languages 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%.

Read more about Modern Languages at Southern Adventist University

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With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Modern Languages at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Modern Languages at Bloomsburg

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Full Winthrop University Modern Languages Report

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Modern Languages at UofM

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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia

Longwood University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Farmville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Modern Languages at Longwood

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Modern Languages Report

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

University of Mary Washington landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 more about Modern Languages at University of Mary Washington

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

James Madison University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at JMU

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With a ranking of #17, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Modern Languages Report

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking, coming in at #18. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Modern Languages Report

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Scripps College
Claremont, California

Scripps College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking, coming in at #19. Scripps College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 3 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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.

Read more about Modern Languages at Scripps College

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Modern Languages Report

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Occidental College
Los Angeles, California

With a ranking of #21, Occidental College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Occidental College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Occidental College

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Emory and Henry College
Emory, Virginia

With a ranking of #22, Emory and Henry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Emory & Henry College is located in Emory, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Emory and Henry College

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University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia

University of North Georgia landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Modern Languages at UNG

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Modern Languages at UT Chattanooga

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Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon

Lewis & Clark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking, coming in at #25. Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Lewis & Clark College

Rest of the Best 30 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major

Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina
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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi
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