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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$38,450 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,001 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #22 most popular major in Iowa with 402 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year. The average amount in student loans that foreign languages and linguistics majors at Iowa take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $213, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 20% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa ranking.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Iowa Report

#2

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA
$58,648 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grinnell College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Grinnell undergraduate students pay an average of $58,648 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, foreign languages and linguistics majors at Grinnell accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

Grinnell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa list.

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#3

Luther College

Decorah, IA
$46,760 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Luther are $46,760 per year. While working on their degree, foreign languages and linguistics majors at Luther accumulate an average of around $26,777 in student debt.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Luther College Report

Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 232
Minnesota 602
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

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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