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2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Arizona

3 Colleges in Arizona
651 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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 651 degrees in foreign languages & linguistics annually.

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Choosing a Great Foreign Languages & Linguistics School

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Arizona 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. 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.

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

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 Arizona 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
247 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$34,484 Median Starting Salary

University of Arizona is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 247 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program make an average of $34,484 in their early career salary.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in foreign languages & linguistics needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were roughly 128 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Foreign Languages & Linguistics degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe receive an earnings boost of about $8,810 above the typical income of foreign languages & linguistics majors.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$35,598 Median Starting Salary

Northern Arizona University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 7th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 54 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program report average early career income of $35,598.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 38 1,623
New Mexico 38 300
Oklahoma 38 190

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 303
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 197
East Asian Languages 41
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 29
American Sign Language 21
Classical Languages & Literature 20
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 14
Germanic Languages 13
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 12
Iranian & Persian Languages 1

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