2024 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #21 out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 190 bachelor's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to foreign languages & linguistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of foreign languages & linguistics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt foreign languages & linguistics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Kansas

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

Top Kansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

98 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence.More information about a bachelor’s in foreign languages & linguistics from University of Kansas

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in foreign languages & linguistics needs to check out Kansas State University. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan.More information about a bachelor’s in foreign languages & linguistics from Kansas State University

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	35	432
Minnesota	33	547
Iowa	32	343
South Dakota	31	75
Nebraska	31	110
North Dakota	30	42

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	83
Romance Languages	65
East Asian Languages	28
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	8
Classical Languages & Literature	5
Germanic Languages	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	965
Communication & Journalism	883
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	596
English Language & Literature	202
History	182
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	174
Theology & Religious Vocations	131
Philosophy & Religious Studies	102
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	85

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.