2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Language Translation

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In 2019-2020, 874 people earned their degree in language translation, making the major the 673rd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 language translation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Language Translation Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in language translation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality language translation 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 language translation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Language Translation Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Language Translation Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Language Translation

#1

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,753 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Language Translation Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU-OKC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Language Translation Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,753 for associate degree language translation students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City.

Full Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Language Translation Report

#2

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$11,968 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Language Translation Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 1 associates’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree language translation students list, WSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Language Translation Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $11,968 for associate degree language translation students.

Full Weber State University Language Translation Report

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

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