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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains 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 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 34,268 people earned their degree in foreign languages and linguistics, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, foreign languages and linguistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,403 and had an average of $21,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,648 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,489 and $20,183 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in foreign languages and linguistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great foreign languages and linguistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the foreign languages and linguistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 9 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at BYU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 9 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at University of Utah

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 29 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#7

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 2 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Montana Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

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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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  • *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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