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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$25,183 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,129 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics 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. 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Whitewater the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for foreign languages and linguistics students. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

UW - Whitewater undergraduate students pay an average of $16,602 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,014 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, foreign languages and linguistics majors at UW - La Crosse accumulate an average of around $25,864 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - La Crosse also is in the top 5% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.

UW Oshkosh undergraduate students pay an average of $15,306 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Oshkosh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year. After completing their degree, foreign languages and linguistics graduates from Central Michigan carry an average student debtload of $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $230.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Green Bay.

UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $16,091 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,149 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, foreign languages and linguistics graduates from UW - Eau Claire carry an average student debtload of $24,238.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Eau Claire is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year. On average, foreign languages and linguistics graduates from NIU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $24,172 per year. The average amount in student loans that foreign languages and linguistics majors at Illinois State take out is $22,250.

Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that foreign languages and linguistics majors at UW - Stevens Point take out is $25,636.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year. Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors at GVSU take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 878
Michigan 1,004
Ohio 992
Illinois 954
Wisconsin 787

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 25 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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