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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$24,539 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, linguistics and comparative literature was ranked #103 in the country. In fact 1,748 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Linguistics & Literature

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for comparative literature in the Southwest Region .

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 113
Arizona 35
New Mexico 10

One of 16 majors within the area of study, linguistics and comparative literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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