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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$20,447 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,019 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree School for You

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 954 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. 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.

The Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for foreign languages and linguistics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in Illinois.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 878
Michigan 1,004
Ohio 992
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
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 9 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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