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2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,075 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 162 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in modern languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent modern languages programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the modern languages 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 Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Purdue Modern Languages Report

#2

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’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 Illinois State University are $11,069.

Full Illinois State Modern Languages Report

#1 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 #3 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’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 UWM are $25,295.

Read full report on Modern Languages at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Modern Languages at SIUC

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 4 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Modern Languages at Wayne State University

#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Modern Languages at Marquette

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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%.

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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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