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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$36,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 10% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Florida Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Florida State University Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.

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

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $33,548 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Kentucky Report

#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 891
West Virginia 74
South Carolina 405
Florida 706
Virginia 808
Arkansas 205
Mississippi 162
Louisiana 218
Alabama 275
Kentucky 295
Georgia 702
Tennessee 445

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 13 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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