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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$14,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,024 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

With 508 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, foreign languages and linguistics is the #24 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for foreign languages and linguistics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best value school in California for foreign languages and linguistics students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California rankings.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA
$7,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Sonoma State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California list. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SSU are $7,988 per year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year.

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of California - Davis Report

$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fullerton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in California ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 a year.

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$7,727 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSM are $7,727 a year.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 20 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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