2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Plains States Region

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 173 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree linguistics students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Linguistics at University of North Dakota

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa Linguistics Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read more about Linguistics at University of Kansas

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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.

Credits

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

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