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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$41,203 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. 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus 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 city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Chicago Report

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 211
Indiana 131
Ohio 145
Wisconsin 74
Michigan 100

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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