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2026 Best Value Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/romance-languages/romance-languages-literatures-and-linguistics-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other romance languages, literatures, & linguistics students.

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• Best Value Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Best Value Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other romance languages, literatures, & linguistics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools

1

Ohio State University Main Campus
Columbus, OH

$13,244 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,746 Avg Student Debt

$60,409 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in other romance languages, literatures, & linguistics, no school beat Ohio State University Main Campus this year. Ohio State University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. Students from in state pay about $13,244 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $40,022. Typical student debt for other romance languages, literatures, & linguistics graduates is $22,746. Early-career other romance languages, literatures, & linguistics graduates make about $27,815. Set against $22,746 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 61% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of Cincinnati Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

$13,363 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$54,810 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in other romance languages, literatures, & linguistics will find it at University Of Cincinnati Main Campus, which ranked #2. University Of Cincinnati Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. In-state tuition and fees average $13,363, compared with $28,697 for out-of-state students. Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics graduates of University Of Cincinnati Main Campus earn a median of $30,504 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.