2024 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in foreign languages & linguistics, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #27 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for foreign languages & linguistics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 71 master's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on foreign languages & linguistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of foreign languages & linguistics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for foreign languages & linguistics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized foreign languages & linguistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for foreign languages & linguistics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in foreign languages & linguistics.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in foreign languages & linguistics from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in foreign languages & linguistics needs to check out Montclair State University. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in foreign languages & linguistics from Montclair State University

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	402
Pennsylvania	34	108
Maryland	32	13
District of Columbia	32	76
Delaware	24	20

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	34
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	16
East Asian Languages	12
Classical Languages & Literature	6
Germanic Languages	2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy & Religious Studies	239
Social Sciences	239
Theology & Religious Vocations	219
English Language & Literature	206
Communication & Journalism	99
History	65
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	39
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	26
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	12

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 John Stephen Dwyer. More about our data sources and methodologies.