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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$47,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,680 Avg Salary

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

With 1,027 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, foreign languages and linguistics is the #23 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Boston the best value school in Massachusetts for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $14,677 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gordon College are $26,250 a year.

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#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Brandeis undergraduate students pay an average of $60,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Wellesley undergraduate students pay an average of $60,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wellesley also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

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Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 20% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

College of the Holy Cross 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. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Holy Cross undergraduate students pay an average of $56,540 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Holy Cross also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

Mount Holyoke College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mt. Holyoke are $56,518 per year.

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Smith are $56,114 a year.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 117
Maine 89
Rhode Island 232
Connecticut 342
Vermont 204

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

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 10 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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