2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue an Associate Degree in foreign languages & linguistics. It is ranked #29 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for foreign languages & linguistics students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 318 associate degrees in foreign languages & linguistics to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 associate 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 associate 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for foreign languages & linguistics students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin.More information about a associate in foreign languages & linguistics from Austin Community College District

2

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Tarrant County College District is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Tarrant County College is a very large public college located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a associate in foreign languages & linguistics from Tarrant County College District

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages & linguistics schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	262
Oklahoma	37	57
Arizona	36	31
New Mexico	35	15

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
American Sign Language	130
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	93
Romance Languages	51
East Asian Languages	22
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	15
Germanic Languages	2
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	1
Native American Languages	1
Classical Languages & Literature	1

Majors Similar to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	56,574
Social Sciences	1,404
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	743
Communication & Journalism	591
English Language & Literature	435
History	166
Philosophy & Religious Studies	142
Theology & Religious Vocations	95
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	15

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.