Language Translation is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #770 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Language Translation Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,005 degrees in language translation to qualified students.
Your choice of language translation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Language Translation 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Language Translation Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Language Translation in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the language translation degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in language translation. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 11 language translation students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in language translation. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 8 language translation students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in language translation has to look into University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 language translation students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
California State University - Long Beach is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in language translation. CSULB is a very large public university located in the large city of Long Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #246 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 language translation students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 66 language translation students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 6 language translation students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 language translation students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.
UPR Rio Piedras is a large public university located in the city of San Juan. This university ranks 1st out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Puerto Rico.
There were roughly 13 language translation students who graduated with this degree at UPR Rio Piedras in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of language translation school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Language Translation School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
