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 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Modern Languages Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 236 degrees in modern languages to qualified students.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Modern Languages Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
Virginia Tech is a wonderful decision for students interested in 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 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 75 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat James Madison University if you wish to pursue a degree in modern languages. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 44 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
George Mason University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in modern languages. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Mary Washington if you wish to pursue a degree in modern languages. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 21 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UMW 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).
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.
