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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$40,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

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 Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the New England region, there were 2,239 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,337 and $23,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 339 foreign languages and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in foreign languages and linguistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality foreign languages and linguistics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the foreign languages and linguistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to qualified students.

SCSU also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658.

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#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

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#10 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 5 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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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#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s foreign languages and linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Foreign Languages & Linguistics Report

#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Brown University

#10

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

Middlebury College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 100 degrees to qualified masters’s foreign languages and linguistics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree foreign languages & linguistics students list, Middlebury has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.

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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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