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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$19,575 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree School for You

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #73 most popular major in California with 262 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for comparative literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Linguistics & Literature

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best value school in California for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,160 per year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Davis Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Irvine Report

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $13,895 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 6
Oregon 30
Nevada 5
Hawaii 11
Alaska 4

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 8 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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