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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$48,875 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, foreign languages and linguistics was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 4,163 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools

$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URI are $33,354 a year.

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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best foreign languages and linguistics schools in the New England Region . Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tufts is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the New England Region list.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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$41,192 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for foreign languages and linguistics students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.

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$37,202 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value foreign languages and linguistics programs. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

UNH undergraduate students pay an average of $37,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.

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

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$35,139 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Boston are $35,139 a year.

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#10

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for foreign languages and linguistics students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Middlebury undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 199
Rhode Island 7
Connecticut 110
New Hampshire 13
Maine 0
Vermont 65

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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

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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