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2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Utah

4 Colleges in Utah
580 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$33,626 Avg Early-Career Salary
Foreign Languages & Linguistics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #24 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for foreign languages & linguistics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 580 degrees in foreign languages & linguistics annually.

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Choosing a Great Foreign Languages & Linguistics School

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Utah The foreign languages & linguistics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Foreign Languages & Linguistics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for foreign languages & linguistics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Bachelor's Degrees in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Master's Degrees in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Doctor's Degrees in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the foreign languages & linguistics degree levels they offer.

Top Utah Schools in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
302 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$42,026 Median Starting Salary

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 302 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Those foreign languages & linguistics students who get their degree from Brigham Young University - Provo earn $8,400 more than the standard foreign languages & linguistics grad.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$36,498 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Utah if you wish to pursue a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 68 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the foreign languages & linguistics degree program at University of Utah make $2,872 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
110 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$27,989 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Weber State University if you wish to pursue a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 110 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program earn about $27,989 in their early career salary.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$27,618 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Utah Valley University if you want to pursue a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 46 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, foreign languages & linguistics degree recipients typically earn around $27,618 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 38 421
Montana 36 50
Idaho 36 122
Wyoming 32 30

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 292
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 103
East Asian Languages 57
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 37
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 37
American Sign Language 35
Germanic Languages 15
Classical Languages & Literature 4

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