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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$36,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, foreign languages and linguistics was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 4,163 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in the Southeast Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 10% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.

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

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas 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 Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Arkansas Report

#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky 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 Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

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Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 140
North Carolina 96
Virginia 71
Tennessee 30
Georgia 80
South Carolina 20
Louisiana 50
West Virginia 31
Kentucky 31
Arkansas 11
Alabama 21

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 13 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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