by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 239 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in modern languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their modern languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 21 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Modern Languages at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
North Carolina State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 16 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
West Virginia University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 4 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Modern Languages at University of Northern Colorado
University of Utah landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 12 students 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 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%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Modern Languages Report
University of Nevada - Reno landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 5 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lamar University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Wayne State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Delaware landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Virginia Tech ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 8 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 more about Modern Languages at Purdue University - Main Campus
George Mason University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Kentucky came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 3 students 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 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 3 students 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 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%.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major ranking, coming in at #25. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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