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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$26,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,801 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

In 2020-2021, 211 degrees and certificates were awarded to foreign languages and linguistics students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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 Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in Illinois.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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$12,064 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern Illinois University are $12,064 a year.

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$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #8 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UChicago are $60,963 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in Illinois.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 131
Ohio 145
Wisconsin 74
Michigan 100

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 9 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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