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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$38,537 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in New York 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

#1

Queens College

Queens, NY
$7,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Queens College the best value school in New York for foreign languages and linguistics students. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QC are $7,538 per year.

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#2

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York list. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lehman are $7,410 a year. The average amount in student loans that foreign languages and linguistics majors at Lehman take out is $8,307.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hunter are $7,382 per year.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

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

SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $10,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that foreign languages and linguistics majors at SUNY Stony Brook take out is $19,694.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year. While working on their degree, foreign languages and linguistics majors at Binghamton University accumulate an average of around $22,531 in student debt.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors at University at Buffalo take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

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

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#9

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY
$61,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Colgate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York ranking. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hamilton.

Colgate undergraduate students pay an average of $61,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, foreign languages and linguistics majors at Colgate accumulate an average of around $17,084 in student debt.

Colgate not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York list.

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#10

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY
$59,970 Average Tuition & Fees

Hamilton College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Hamilton undergraduate students pay an average of $59,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, foreign languages and linguistics graduates from Hamilton take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hamilton also is in the top 5% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York ranking.

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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
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
African Languages 4
Iranian & Persian Languages 4
Celtic Language & Literature 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 18 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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