2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in foreign languages & linguistics, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #27 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of foreign languages & linguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 master's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to foreign languages & linguistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other foreign languages & linguistics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt foreign languages & linguistics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized foreign languages & linguistics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for foreign languages & linguistics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in foreign languages & linguistics.

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in foreign languages & linguistics has to check out Ohio University - Athens Campus. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens.More information about a master’s in foreign languages & linguistics from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Kent State University at Kent if you want to pursue a master's degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent.More information about a master’s in foreign languages & linguistics from Kent State University at Kent

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	34	135
Indiana	33	69
Michigan	31	68
Wisconsin	31	54

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	41
Romance Languages	36
East Asian Languages	9
Germanic Languages	9
Classical Languages & Literature	9
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	4
Second Language Learning	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	394
Social Sciences	361
English Language & Literature	248
Communication & Journalism	156
History	108
Philosophy & Religious Studies	80
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	77
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	51
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	51

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 John Stephen Dwyer. More about our data sources and methodologies.