2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 foreign language, literature and linguistics (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in foreign language, literature and linguistics (other). 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 for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at University of California - Los Angeles

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSB Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Report

#3

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#3 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Foreign Language Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other foreign language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read full report on Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) at UC Berkeley

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.

Credits

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