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2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$27,509 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,530 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for foreign languages and linguistics students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU also made our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Utah Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Colorado Boulder Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.

Full Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Colleges by State

Explore the best foreign languages and linguistics colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 40
Colorado 70
Montana 4
Idaho 14
Wyoming 3

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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 5 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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