2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,182 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 73 colleges that offer 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.
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 Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate.
Top 28 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics
Out of the 73 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 44 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 73 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 11 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 12 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 19 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Gallaudet University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.
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Florida State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 27 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Utah landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Utah Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Florida Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
With a ranking of #14, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 33 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
UCLA also took the #9 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report
Binghamton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Iowa ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #17. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Kansas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #20, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.
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University of Arkansas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cornell University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.
With a ranking of #25, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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