2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree School for You
Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #24 most popular major in the country with 33,333 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for foreign languages and linguistics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Whitewater the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $16,602 per year.
UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 40 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 per year.
UW - La Crosse also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 40 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.
UW Oshkosh undergraduate students pay an average of $15,306 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.
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Out of the 40 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Eau Claire is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Stevens Point.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $24,172 per year.
Illinois State 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 the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
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Request InformationBest Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State
Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 878 |
Michigan | 1,004 |
Ohio | 992 |
Illinois | 954 |
Wisconsin | 787 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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