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2024 Best Modern Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
163 Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
A degree in modern languages is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #234 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Modern Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 163 degrees in modern languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Modern Languages School

Best Modern Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of modern languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for modern languages schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Modern Languages
Master's Degrees in Modern Languages
Doctor's Degrees in Modern Languages

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Modern Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Modern Languages in the Great Lakes Region

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 modern languages degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Modern Languages

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

It is difficult to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you wish to pursue a degree in modern languages. SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 21 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.

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1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in modern languages. UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 10 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
16.0% Growth in Graduates

Wayne State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in modern languages. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

It is difficult to beat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville if you wish to pursue a degree in modern languages. SIUE is a large public university located in the suburb of Edwardsville. This university ranks 31st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 12 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN

University of Southern Indiana is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in modern languages. USI is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of Evansville. This university ranks 19th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 1 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.

There were about 5 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI

Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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Best Modern Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best modern languages schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 9
Michigan 915 25
Illinois 870 56
Indiana 737 32
Wisconsin 672 32

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Modern Languages is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics 452
Language Translation 111
Comparative Literature 72
Applied Linguistics 43
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 6

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