2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Linguistics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,129 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 173 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great linguistics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the linguistics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree linguistics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 6 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #2 spot in our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Full UND Linguistics Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s linguistics degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #0 spot in our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Linguistics at UMN Twin Cities

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 6 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa Linguistics Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 7 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Linguistics at University of Kansas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

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