2025 Best Modern Languages Schools
44
Colleges in the United States
2,671
Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
modern languages, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #234 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 44 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Modern Languages Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,671 degrees in modern languages annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Modern Languages School
Your choice of modern languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Modern Languages 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.
Modern Languages Rankings by Degree Level
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 Modern Languages Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Modern Languages in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the modern languages degree levels they offer.
10 Top Schools in Modern Languages
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
60
Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in modern languages. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 60 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In FL
37
Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in modern languages has to check out University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 37 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
75
Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in modern languages. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 75 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DE
Every student who is interested in modern languages has to take a look at University of Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were about 5 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
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UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In UT
Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 10 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In VA
44
Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
63
Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 63 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
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