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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$34,105 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,129 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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$19,628 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marquette are $45,766 a year.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

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$22,155 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #9 on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Northeastern Illinois University undergraduate students pay an average of $22,155 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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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

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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 25 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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