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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$30,381 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $18,151 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - San Bernardino Report

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 3 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

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

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Oregon Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Portland State University Report

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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 5 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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