2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
6
Colleges in the Southwest Region
295
Master's Degrees
Foreign Languages & Linguisticsmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #27 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 295 master's degrees in foreign languages & linguistics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for Your Master's Degree
The foreign languages & linguistics master'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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 colleges for foreign languages & linguistics students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.