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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,279 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,019 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to foreign languages and linguistics students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #29 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree foreign languages and linguistics programs. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Wake Forest University graduate students pay an average of $39,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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

Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 140
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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