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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Modern Languages is the 219th most popular major in the country with 3,075 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 162 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in modern languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent modern languages 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 modern languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SIUE is $18,928 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 15 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k list, WIU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Illinois University is $20,181 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full WIU Modern Languages Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $20,698 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SIUC.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne State is $17,909 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Wayne State Modern Languages Report

#5

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Purdue Northwest also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Purdue Northwest is $16,787 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Purdue University Northwest Modern Languages Report

#6

Knox College

Galesburg, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Knox College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Knox is a small school located in Galesburg, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Knox also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Knox College is $23,813 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Modern Languages at Knox

#7

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Butler University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Butler University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Butler also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $39,897 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Butler.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Butler Modern Languages 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%.

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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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