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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$36,378 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,830 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $24,172 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$19,628 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GVSU are $19,628 a year.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marquette are $45,766 a year.

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

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Marquette University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

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$22,155 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $22,155 per year.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Ball State University Report

#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Notre Dame are $58,843 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #3 for overall quality for comparative literature in the Great Lakes Region .

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Notre Dame Report

$19,876 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 46
Illinois 102
Ohio 50
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 24

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 18 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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