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2022 Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Language Translation is the 673rd most popular major in the country with 874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 language translation graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in language translation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent language translation programs, but they also 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 language translation program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The language translation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree language translation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Language Translation (Income $0-$30k)

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Language Translation Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Language Translation Report

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Forest University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Language Translation at Wake Forest University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M International University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M International University are $15,106, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M International University Language Translation Report

#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s language translation degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also took the #2 spot in our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

Read full report on Language Translation at University of Rochester

#7 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Language Translation Report

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 12 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Language Translation at Iowa

#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 16 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Language Translation at Kent State University at Kent

#9

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Language Translation Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s language translation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Language Translation Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Language Translation Report

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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