2022 Best Value Colleges for Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) is the 292nd most popular major in the country with 504 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,700 and had an average of $21,186 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 3 foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$16,903 Average Net Price

$42,961 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmhurst University landed the #1 spot on the list. Elmhurst, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other foreign language degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elmhurst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elmhurst is $16,903 for Illinois Other Foreign Language students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at Elmhurst

• Best Value Colleges for Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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