2022 Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools
In 2022, College Factual analyzed 85 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,336 bachelor's degrees in modern languages to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Modern Languages School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The modern languages bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to modern languages students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other modern languages students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized modern languages related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for modern languages students working on their bachelor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Modern Languages in the United States
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for modern languages students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Modern Languages
Duke University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in modern languages. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Duke University
Virginia Tech is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in modern languages. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Virginia Tech
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in modern languages needs to take a look at Hamilton College. Located in the midsize suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Hamilton College
Trinity College is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in modern languages. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Trinity College
VMI is a small public school located in the distant town of Lexington.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Virginia Military Institute
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from New York University
Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from James Madison University
Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Texas A&M University - College Station
UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from University of Florida
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from University of Missouri - Columbia
Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Kansas State University
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Modern Languages students that almost earned our Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 13 | Augustana University | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 14 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 15 | Christopher Newport University | Newport News, VA |
| 16 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 17 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 18 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 19 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
| 20 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 21 | Butler University | Indianapolis, IN |
Modern Languages by Region
View the Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Modern Languages
Modern Languages is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Modern Languages
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 2,298 |
| Comparative Literature | 734 |
| Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services | 254 |
| Applied Linguistics | 63 |
| Language Translation | 59 |
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 Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty. More about our data sources and methodologies.
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