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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$30,613 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNK is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNK are $15,320 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield 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 city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

University of Minnesota - Morris 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. UMN Morris is a small public school located in the town of Morris.

UMN Morris undergraduate students pay an average of $15,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 15% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $18,165 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Wichita State University Report

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 232
Minnesota 602
Iowa 402
South Dakota 76
Missouri 506
Nebraska 139
North Dakota 55

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

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 23 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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