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Best Schools for Modern Languages in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the modern languages degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Modern Languages
Leading the list is Mt San Antonio College, our #1 school for modern languages. This very large public university is located in the suburb of Walnut. There were roughly 35 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Mt San Antonio College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their modern languages degree from Mt San Antonio College earn around $44,391 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $9,384 to complete this degree.
Read more about the modern languages program at Mt San Antonio College
Students looking for a strong modern languages program will find one at Golden West College, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Huntington Beach, Golden West College is a large public institution. There were roughly 14 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Golden West College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their modern languages degree from Golden West College earn around $82,984 in the first couple years of their career. Golden West College graduates carry a median of $21,500 in student loans.
Get the full modern languages details for Golden West College
American River College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in modern languages, landing the #3 spot this year. This very large public university is located in the suburb of Sacramento. American River College awarded about 51 modern languages degrees in the most recent data year. Modern Languages graduates of American River College earn a median of $76,077 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $14,105.
See the full modern languages program report for American River College
A rank of #4 makes Fullerton College one of the top schools for modern languages. Fullerton College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton. There were roughly 22 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at Fullerton College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in modern languages from Fullerton College
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 36 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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