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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Linguistics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,129 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 295 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great linguistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the linguistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke is $-1,314 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Linguistics at Duke University

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 47 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $4,069 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Linguistics at UF

#3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 32 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,063 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNC Chapel Hill.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Linguistics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $9,629 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Linguistics at Emory University

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $10,241 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Georgia Linguistics Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k list, UK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kentucky is $12,872 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Linguistics at University of Kentucky

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s linguistics degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $12,661 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Linguistics at Georgia State

#8 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s linguistics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCA is $14,002 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Linguistics at University of Central Arkansas

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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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