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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$23,751 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,019 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master'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.

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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.

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 Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Southern Oregon University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Oregon University are $18,569 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #5 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in the Far Western US Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Middlebury Institute graduate students pay an average of $42,804 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Middlebury Institute also is in the top 20% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

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Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SSU are $18,926 a year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $18,330 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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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
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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