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Massey University tops our list of 3 Languages & Linguistics universities in New Zealand at #230 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Victoria University of Wellington (QS World #240) and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (#9 in New Zealand). Across the whole list there are 6 courses to choose from.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #230 (Massey University) to #240 (Victoria University of Wellington); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Massey University is cited most (2,852,834 citations).
3 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Manawatū-Whanganui (1) and Wellington (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Victoria University of Wellington, founded in 1897. Massey University is the largest, with 30,000 students.
100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Massey University is the least expensive at USD 22,000 a year and Victoria University of Wellington the most at USD 23,000; the middle of the range is about USD 23,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Massey University (QS World #230), Victoria University of Wellington (QS World #240) and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (#9 in New Zealand) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Massey University is the least expensive at about USD 22,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, with 3, ahead of Victoria University of Wellington (2).
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