by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New England region, there were 2,060 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $23,385 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in foreign languages and linguistics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their foreign languages and linguistics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree foreign languages & linguistics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region list. Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a small school located in Winsted, Connecticut that handed out 4 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Three Rivers Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Housatonic Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 1 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Housatonic Community College
Bunker Hill Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
Norwalk Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. NCC is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
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Community College of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region ranking. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Rhode Island Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Naugatuck Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Cape Cod Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region ranking. West Barnstable, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Tunxis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region list. Tunxis Community College is a small public school situated in Farmington, Connecticut. It awarded 0 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Tunxis Community College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 associates’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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