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2024 Best Modern Languages Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges in North Carolina
162 Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #234 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for modern languages students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 162 degrees in modern languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Modern Languages School

Best Modern Languages Schools in North Carolina The modern languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Modern Languages rankings. For our Best Overall Modern Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Modern Languages Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Modern Languages
Master's Degrees in Modern Languages

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Modern Languages Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Modern Languages in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of modern languages degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Modern Languages

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Any student pursuing a degree in modern languages needs to take a look at Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Any student who is interested in modern languages needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
84 Modern Languages Degrees Awarded

North Carolina State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in modern languages. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 84 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

Any student pursuing a degree in modern languages needs to take a look at East Carolina University. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. This university ranks 7th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 19 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 18 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Asheville, UNCA is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 57th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 5 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UNCA in the most recent data year.

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Best Modern Languages Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 168
Georgia 690 121
Virginia 630 291
Tennessee 624 216
South Carolina 530 73
Kentucky 518 3
Mississippi 501 78
Alabama 500 99
Louisiana 489 34
Arkansas 466 38
West Virginia 410 23

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One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Modern Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Modern Languages

Related Major Annual Graduates
Language Translation 299
Linguistics 51
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 24
Comparative Literature 1

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