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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$20,485 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNK are $14,982 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

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#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Wichita 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 #8 on the list. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Kansas State University Report

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 232
Minnesota 602
Iowa 402
South Dakota 76
Missouri 506
Nebraska 139
North Dakota 55

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 13 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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