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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 2,221 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,069 and $19,843 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,159 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 52 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baptist University of the Americas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas. San Antonio, Texas 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Baptist University of the Americas Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 St. Edward’s University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Sul Ross State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Lutheran University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 49 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of North Texas Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Texas A&M International University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Baylor University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 40 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. Texas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Wesleyan University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
With a ranking of #18, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Texas State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 56 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Baptist University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Dallas Baptist University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. DBU is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, 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.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 55 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 86%. 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%.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Foreign Languages & Linguistics Major in Texas list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
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