by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the 24th most popular major in the country with 33,333 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, foreign languages and linguistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,172 and had an average of $22,048 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,260 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,129 and $24,174 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 162 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in foreign languages and linguistics. That schools that top this list have a program in foreign languages and linguistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree foreign languages & linguistics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Carterville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full John A Logan College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 24 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oakland Community College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region. SWIC is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University - Mishawaka. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region. Bethel University - Mishawaka is a small school located in Mishawaka, Indiana that handed out 2 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Vincennes, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
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Mott Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #8, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Illinois Central College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ICC is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Illinois Central College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Waubonsee Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Waubonsee is a public institution located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Waubonsee Community College
Lakeland Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Columbus State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbus State Community College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Wayne County Community College District landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne County Community College District Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
With a ranking of #14, Sinclair Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 9 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cuyahoga Community College District Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
College of DuPage ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 6 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Richland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Richland Community College is located in Decatur, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Richland Community College
Northcentral Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northcentral Technical College is located in Wausau, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #19, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Siena Heights University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Xavier University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 18 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Northwest State Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small school located in Archbold, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Lake Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, Terra State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Terra Community College is a small public school situated in Fremont, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Adrian College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Adrian College is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washington State Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WSCC is a small school located in Marietta, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full Madonna University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Henry Ford College
Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
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