2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in District of Columbia (With Aid)

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics is the 24th most popular major in the country with 34,268 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 District of Columbia, there were 343 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,500 and $21,866 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in foreign languages and linguistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent foreign languages and linguistics 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 foreign languages and linguistics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 28 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Georgetown University

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Gallaudet University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GWU 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%.

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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