Best Value Colleges for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
6
Schools Ranked
$31,451
Avg. Earnings
97.2 yrs
Best Payback
117
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public | $35,625 | 97.2 yrs |
| 2 | Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public | $33,637 | N/A |
| 3 | University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA · Public | $32,925 | N/A |
| 4 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA · Public | $30,409 | N/A |
| 5 | Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public | $21,052 | N/A |
| 6 | Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public | $35,060 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.