2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 34,268 people earned their degree in foreign languages and linguistics, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 343 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,500 and $21,866 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Doctorate in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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