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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$29,214 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,680 Avg Salary

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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 954 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Illinois 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern 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. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $12,064 per year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican 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 suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dominican U are $35,420 per year.

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Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Forest are $51,002 a year.

Lake Forest 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 Illinois list.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 878
Michigan 1,004
Ohio 992
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
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Celtic Language & Literature 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 16 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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