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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$21,575 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 Pennsylvania with 1,220 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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 Pennsylvania

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

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

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in Pennsylvania for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova also took the #3 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Villanova University Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Temple University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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
New York 2,129
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 3 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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