Strongest school for linguistics & international relations? Should I really double major?

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Hi, I’m majoring in linguistics and international relations and I was wondering which of these schools are strongest in these fields?
UCSD- international relations- linguistics (1 major), hoping for Eleanor Roosevelt
UC Davis- double major
UCR- double major
SDSU (honors college??)- double major
CSUN- double major
NAU- international affairs, pursue linguistics cert

I know UCSD and UCD are very strong in STEM and SDSU is known for business and criminal justice. I appreciate that UCSD has a highly specific major for me, but I wonder if their STEM department overshadows everything else. Heard Davis has a small linguistics dept and I don’t really know anything about the other schools. Anyone who is knowledgeable about the departments at these schools or who has studied in them, please share!!

I am super passionate about both of these things and I want to go into political or international law. I am considering minoring in linguistics but I am really into it and I enjoy learning about language structure. I don’t want to let go of either but I also want to graduate in 3 or 4 years without going broke. I plan to work and pursue internships as well. Am I crazy for wanting to double major or does this sound like a feasible plan? The main overlap between them is that they both require study of a language. Btw I am thinking about going to paralegal school during soph or junior year of college at a cc and getting a cert so I can work in the legal field right after graduation, plus I’ll have my double major. Thoughts???

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Best undergraduate linguistics dep’t in the country is UMass Amherst (and if you’re qualified, you’ll get OOS 16K/yr merit scholarship). But if you’re thinking of IR and ultimately political or international law, then you want Harvard. Very strong in linguistics and international law/politics - although both of these things there are really happening at the graduate level, more so than at the undergraduate level.

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thanks for the input, but I already applied and I am going to one of these schools. I was asking which one out of my selected schools are the strongest in these fields. Masachussetts is too cold for me haha

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UCSD has a strong reputation in IR, not sure about linguistics.

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With the possible exception of UCSC, UCSD has the strongest linguistics program among the UCs and CSUs after Berkeley and UCLA. It’s your best option for IR as well.

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You do not need paralegal school to become a paralegal. Save your money and focus on your studies at college. If you are good at research, write well, are well organized, and are “aware” of what’s going on-- read daily newspapers, keep up with current events and politics, etc. you can get a job as a paralegal.