by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking.
Modern Languages is the 234th most popular major in the country with 2,871 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 163 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. To top this list, a school must have a successful modern languages program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree modern languages students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Modern Languages Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Modern Languages at Purdue University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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.
Read more about Modern Languages at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
With a ranking of #6, Marquette University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Modern Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Modern Languages at Marquette University
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