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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,619 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,306 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #19 most popular major in Oregon with 579 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Oregon to see which 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.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

$9,357 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Oregon University the best value school in Oregon for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, foreign languages and linguistics graduates from Portland State University take out $29,893 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $12,188 per year.

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UO are $13,856 a year. Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors at UO take out an average of $23,949 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $333.

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$10,269 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,269 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that foreign languages and linguistics majors at Western Oregon State College take out is $22,950.

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$44,234 Average Tuition & Fees

Willamette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Oregon list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Willamette are $44,234 a year. Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors at Willamette take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,369
Washington 603
Hawaii 198
Nevada 130
Alaska 34

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 6 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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