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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$38,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

In 2020-2021, 105 degrees and certificates were awarded to foreign languages and linguistics students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the foreign languages and linguistics programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC
$17,712 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Gallaudet University to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Gallaudet undergraduate students pay an average of $17,712 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Gallaudet University Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.

Georgetown also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Georgetown University Report

Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 611
Pennsylvania 157
Maryland 42
New Jersey 106
Delaware 23

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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

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 2 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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