2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 3,075 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 251 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in modern languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality modern languages programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the modern languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 9 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL also took the #11 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.
WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree modern languages students list, Purdue has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.
With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 24 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree modern languages students list, Millersville has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Millersville University of Pennsylvania are $16,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Marquette University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 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 #13 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 9 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.
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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 6 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree modern languages students list, UNR has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.
North Carolina State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree modern languages students list, NC State has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree modern languages students list, UK has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #22, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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New York University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
NYU also made our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 10 masters’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Wayne State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Master’s list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s modern languages degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Wayne State also made our “Best Modern Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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- 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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