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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$21,407 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,680 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #22 most popular major in California with 5,369 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for foreign languages and linguistics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found San Francisco State University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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#3

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sonoma State University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SSU are $7,988 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in California. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $6,653 per year.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Chico did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Chico State is a large public school located in the city of Chico.

Chico State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $13,258 per year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SDSU are $8,136 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $14,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 603
Oregon 579
Hawaii 198
Nevada 130
Alaska 34

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 607
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 607
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 500
Second Language Learning 108
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 38
South Asian Languages 24
Native American Languages 16
Celtic Language & Literature 4
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Greek Language & Literature 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to John Stephen Dwyer.

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