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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Massachusetts (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$44,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Massachusetts, there were 1,127 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,717 and $21,372 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in foreign languages and linguistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent foreign languages and linguistics 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 foreign languages and 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 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree foreign languages & linguistics students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 55 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #5 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 12 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #0 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060.

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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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