2024 Best Modern Languages Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in modern languages, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #234 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of modern languages. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 degrees in modern languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Modern Languages Schools List

Modern Languages Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Modern Languages Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Modern Languages in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the modern languages degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Modern Languages

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in modern languages. SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale.More information about a degree in modern languages from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great decision for students interested in a degree in modern languages. SIUE is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.More information about a degree in modern languages from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Best Modern Languages Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Modern Languages Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	9
Michigan	915	25
Indiana	737	32
Wisconsin	672	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to Modern Languages

Modern Languages is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Modern Languages

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	141
Language Translation	31
Comparative Literature	19

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

More about our data sources and methodologies.