2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Maryland

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. It is ranked #24 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of foreign languages & linguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 494 degrees in foreign languages & linguistics annually.

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings by Degree Level

The foreign languages & linguistics 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 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Maryland. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

123 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded

$37,425 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Degree recipients from the foreign languages & linguistics degree program at University of Maryland - College Park get $3,800 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded

10.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. UMBC is a large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

After graduation, foreign languages & linguistics degree recipients usually make around $23,742 in their early careers.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Jersey	38	437
Pennsylvania	38	1,220
New York	38	2,055
Delaware	33	88
District of Columbia	33	290

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	181
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	118
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	62
American Sign Language	36
East Asian Languages	29
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	23
Classical Languages & Literature	18
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	13
Germanic Languages	12
Iranian & Persian Languages	2

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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.

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