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2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Florida

7 Colleges in Florida
720 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$33,626 Avg Early-Career Salary
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 7 schools in Florida 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 720 degrees in foreign languages & linguistics annually.

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Choosing a Great Foreign Languages & Linguistics School

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Florida Your choice of foreign languages & linguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Foreign Languages & Linguistics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degree Level

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

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 Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision. 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 Florida

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 Florida Schools in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
220 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
6.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in foreign languages & linguistics needs to look into University of Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 220 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, foreign languages & linguistics degree recipients generally make about $29,238 at the beginning of their careers.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
107 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$29,498 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in foreign languages & linguistics needs to check out Florida State University. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 107 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, foreign languages & linguistics degree recipients usually make around $29,498 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$28,658 Median Starting Salary

University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were about 75 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program make an average of $28,658 in the first couple years of their career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
108 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in foreign languages & linguistics needs to check out Florida International University. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 13th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 108 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
3.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 55 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program report average early career income of $33,512.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$32,756 Median Starting Salary

FAU is a very large public university located in the city of Boca Raton. This university ranks 22nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 34 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, foreign languages & linguistics degree recipients usually make about $32,756 in the first five years of their career.

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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In FL

Located in the large city of Saint Petersburg, Eckerd is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 52nd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 11 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Eckerd in the most recent data year.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 38 880
West Virginia 38 74
Mississippi 38 162
South Carolina 38 402
Virginia 38 787
Arkansas 38 205
Alabama 37 275
Kentucky 37 294
Georgia 37 691
Tennessee 37 444
Louisiana 37 218

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 341
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 231
Classical Languages & Literature 57
American Sign Language 44
East Asian Languages 22
Second Language Learning 12
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 9
Germanic Languages 4

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