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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$33,408 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the #26 most popular major in the country with 4,163 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best value school in the Far Western US Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in the Far Western US Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.

UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

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

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

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University of Southern California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UH Manoa graduate students pay an average of $34,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 508
Washington 27
Oregon 87
Nevada 9
Hawaii 31
Alaska 4

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

Majors Similar to Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 9 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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