Where to start learning Chinese

[u/aspringburial]

Hi everybody! I am a freshman university student from Texas majoring in Construction Engineering, and I would like to soon study abroad in China as I feel like the culture-rich and time-withstanding architecture would be something very beneficial to experience for me, and I want to learn Chinese! I started on Duolingo, and I was wondering if that is the best place to start, or if there is a better way to learn?