2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Minnesota
7Colleges in Minnesota
637Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Awarded
$33,626Avg 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.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 637 degrees in foreign languages & linguistics annually.
Choosing a Great Foreign Languages & Linguistics School
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
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 Minnesota.
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Best Schools for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Minnesota
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 Minnesota Schools in Foreign Languages & Linguistics
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 185 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program make about $29,925 for their early career.
St Olaf College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the distant town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were approximately 71 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year. After graduating, foreign languages & linguistics degree recipients generally make an average of $31,877 in their early careers.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 27 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year. Those foreign languages & linguistics students who get their degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato make $4,219 more than the standard foreign languages & linguistics grad.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in foreign languages & linguistics. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 37 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the foreign languages & linguistics program report average early career wages of $31,174.
Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Moorhead. This college ranks 32nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 10 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available. Foreign Languages & Linguistics degree recipients from Concordia College at Moorhead get an earnings boost of around $6,586 over the typical earnings of foreign languages & linguistics graduates.
Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were about 26 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the foreign languages & linguistics major at Winona State University make $8,240 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 43rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 17 foreign languages & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Saint Paul College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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.
