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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$24,984 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,019 Avg Salary

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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #23 most popular major in New York with 2,129 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. 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 New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New York 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The City College of New York to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

CCNY graduate students pay an average of $11,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Queens College

Queens, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in New York. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at QC are $11,612 per year.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

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#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 per year.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell 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 #7 on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

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

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

University of Rochester graduate students pay an average of $47,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Rochester excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 442
Pennsylvania 1,220
Maryland 437
Delaware 88
District of Columbia 293

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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