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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Florida, there were 752 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,691 and $17,965 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 566 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 20 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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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eckerd College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. Eckerd is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New College of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. New College of Florida is located in Sarasota, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 131 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ave Maria University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. Ave Maria University is located in Ave Maria, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 94 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 95%.
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University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of North Florida
Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 77 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Florida International University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 94 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
University of Miami landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 28 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Miami
The University of Tampa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. The University of Tampa is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 11 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Stetson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. DeLand, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Stetson University
With a ranking of #13, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. Jacksonville University is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 4 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #14. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 28 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Florida Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #15. Florida Southern is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rollins College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. Rollins is a small school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Florida landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #18, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida list. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Johnson University Florida came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking. Kissimmee, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #19. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 0 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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