2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Linguistics & Literature

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

7 Graduate Certificates

$17,784 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in the Far Western US Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at California State University - Long Beach Report

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

11 Graduate Certificates

$30,567 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the # 2 spot on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Oregon Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

1 Graduate Certificates

#16 in Quality in the Far Western US Region

$61,396 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Southern California Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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