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2024 Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges in the Southwest Region
287 Modern Languages Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #234 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 287 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 Southwest Region The modern languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Modern Languages rankings. For our Best Overall Modern Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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

The modern languages school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Modern Languages in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of modern languages degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Modern Languages

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in modern languages. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 11 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at Arlington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in modern languages. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 4 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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

It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in modern languages. UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This university ranks 1st out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 11 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
42 Modern Languages Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in modern languages. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 42 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
10.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Houston is a great option for students pursuing a degree in modern languages. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

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

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ

Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX

Lamar University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Beaumont. This university ranks 26th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 9 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

SFASU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 48th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 11 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
44 Modern Languages Degrees Awarded

NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 44 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Best Modern Languages Colleges by State

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 172
Arizona 670 26
Oklahoma 565 13
New Mexico 416 65

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One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Modern Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Modern Languages

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics 292
Language Translation 160
Comparative Literature 44
Applied Linguistics 32
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 23

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