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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,129 people earned their degree in linguistics, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great linguistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the linguistics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s linguistics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $4,150 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Linguistics at Duke University

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 UF is $8,528 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Linguistics at University of Florida

#3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $11,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about 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 $48-$75k. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #4 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emory is $19,672 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UGA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Georgia

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,733 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Kentucky.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Linguistics at University of Kentucky

#8 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s linguistics degrees 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 estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $14,880 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Linguistics at UCA

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Georgia State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,145 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Georgia State.

Read more about Linguistics at Georgia State University

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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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