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 analysis found University of Wisconsin - Whitewater to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $16,602 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Whitewater also is in the top 20% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.
UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,014 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - La Crosse also is in the top 10% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 per 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 large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Eau Claire also is in the top 15% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a 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 moderately-sized public school located in the distant 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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Illinois 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 #8 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly 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 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 15% of all schools in this category.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.
GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each 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 large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each 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 |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 878 |
| Michigan | 1,004 |
| Ohio | 992 |
| Illinois | 954 |
| Wisconsin | 787 |
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| 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 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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