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2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the foreign languages and linguistics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree foreign languages & linguistics students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 23 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #5 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 Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Full University of Utah Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. 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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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #5 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 29 students 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

#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree foreign languages & linguistics students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

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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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