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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$29,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

In 2020-2021, 611 degrees and certificates were awarded to foreign languages and linguistics students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #20 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New York to see which 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. 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The City College of New York to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at The City College of New York

#2

Queens College

Queens, NY
$7,538 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in New York. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at QC are $7,538 a year.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Queens College

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Stony Brook University Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Binghamton University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hunter College is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hunter are $7,382 a year.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University at Buffalo Report

#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York list.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York list.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value foreign languages and linguistics programs. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.

Syracuse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York list.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Syracuse University Report

#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
$59,378 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rochester landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

University of Rochester undergraduate students pay an average of $59,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Rochester also is in the top 15% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New York ranking.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Rochester

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
Pennsylvania 157
Maryland 42
New Jersey 106
District of Columbia 105
Delaware 23

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 10 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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