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2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$38,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 440 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality linguistics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree linguistics students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 2 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Linguistics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Linguistics Report

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 8 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IU Bloomington Linguistics Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #10 spot in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Linguistics at Michigan State University

#9 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s linguistics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 7 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Linguistics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

University of Chicago landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree linguistics students list, UChicago has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

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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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