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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$30,381 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for foreign languages and linguistics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - San Bernardino Report

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Southern California Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Portland State University Report

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,369
Washington 603
Oregon 579
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
Celtic Language & Literature 4
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 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 5 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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