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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$16,257 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,618 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature 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 Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $14,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #6 on the list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,653 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,417 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSB are $14,417 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list.

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SDSU are $8,136 a year.

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$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges 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 16 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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