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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality linguistics 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 linguistics program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s 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. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid per year to attend UF.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida Linguistics Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 32 bachelors’s linguistics 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 yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 UNC Chapel Hill

#3

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 9 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $27,020 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full Duke Linguistics Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 22 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students with aid per year to attend University of Georgia.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national 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 UGA Linguistics Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students with aid.

Full University of Central Arkansas Linguistics Report

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 42 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State University is $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

Full Georgia State University Linguistics Report

#8

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Emory is $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Linguistics at Emory

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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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