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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

71 Colleges
$25,565 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,163 people earned a degree or certificate in foreign languages and linguistics, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras the best value school in the United States for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Juan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPR Rio Piedras are $3,990 a year.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

Out of the 71 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Delaware Report

#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gallaudet are $19,380 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Gallaudet University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Texas Tech University

#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Los Angeles

#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #10, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Foreign Languages & Linguistics graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
13 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Foreign Languages & Linguistics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Foreign Languages & Linguistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,748
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149
American Sign Language 115
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 74
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 51
South Asian Languages 22
Second Language Learning 19
Celtic Language & Literature 3
African Languages 3
Greek Language & Literature 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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