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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$30,264 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. 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 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 Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes 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 analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree 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, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Valley 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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northeastern Illinois University 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 #9 on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,375 per year.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 211
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 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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