Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #676 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 518 degrees in other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics annually.
Choosing a Great Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School
The other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 29 other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 20 other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.
GaSou is a very large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro. This university ranks 16th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 41 other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The other foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
