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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$29,773 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William & Mary are $34,978 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, William & Mary also is in the top 10% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 . UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 15% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly 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.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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

Duke also took the #2 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #7, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $27,839 per year.

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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $24,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 8 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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