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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

40 Colleges
$25,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,680 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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 town of Whitewater.

UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $16,602 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Whitewater also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 40 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each 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 fairly large student population.

UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,149 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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Northern Illinois 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 #6 on the 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 town of Stevens Point.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 a 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 medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $24,172 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Grand Valley State University Report

With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a 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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Best 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

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

Majors Similar to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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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