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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Maryland

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,141 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,334 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

With 437 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, foreign languages and linguistics is the #22 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
$10,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Salisbury University the best value school in Maryland for foreign languages and linguistics students. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury undergraduate students pay an average of $10,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year. While working on their degree, foreign languages and linguistics majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $24,717 in student debt.

UMCP also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMBC are $12,280 a year. After completing their degree, foreign languages and linguistics graduates from UMBC carry an average student debtload of $18,500.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 442
Pennsylvania 1,220
New York 2,129
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
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Celtic Language & Literature 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 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.

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