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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

102 Colleges
$29,904 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,017 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for You

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #103 most popular major in the country with 1,748 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 102 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for comparative literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the United States

Check out the comparative literature programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

$4,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UPR Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Juan.

UPR Rio Piedras undergraduate students pay an average of $4,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois State are $24,172 a year.

Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Illinois State University Report

$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.

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The excellent programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools list.

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$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year.

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX
$18,482 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar University are $18,482 a year.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $21,418 per year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Montclair State University Report

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 20% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$19,628 Average Tuition & Fees

Grand Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Grand Valley State University Report

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#13

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #13, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in tuition and fees each year.

Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools list.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Marquette University Report

#14

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $43,012 in tuition and fees each year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools list.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
17 Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA
18 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
19 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
20 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
20 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI

Linguistics & Comparative Literature by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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