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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$23,751 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,019 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree 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 master's degree.

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Oregon University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland.

Southern Oregon University graduate students pay an average of $18,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value foreign languages and linguistics schools in the Far Western US Region . SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for foreign languages and linguistics in the Far Western US Region .

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

Middlebury Institute graduate students pay an average of $42,804 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Middlebury Institute also is in the top 20% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Nevada - Reno Report

California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for foreign languages and linguistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SSU are $18,926 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Sonoma State University Report

California State University - Sacramento landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $18,330 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at California State University - Sacramento

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics colleges 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 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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