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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2020-2021, 102 degrees and certificates were awarded to linguistics and comparative literature students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for comparative literature majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

5 Doctor's Degrees

#4 in Quality in Illinois

$17,823 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

11 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in Illinois

$63,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago also made our Best Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Chicago Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

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