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Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$28,258 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,943 Avg Salary

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

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #97 most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor'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.

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KSU Georgia are $17,690 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNG are $16,014 a year.

UNG also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, comparative literature graduates from JMU carry an average student debtload of $20,887. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $327.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 5% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $16,433 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UofM are $14,088 a year.

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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year. Comparative Literature majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $23,235 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year. On average, comparative literature graduates from NC State take out $19,319 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $22,627 in tuition and fees each year.

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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 254
Virginia 330
North Carolina 269
Florida 232
Tennessee 221
Kentucky 47
South Carolina 90
Louisiana 63
Arkansas 54
Alabama 99
Mississippi 84
West Virginia 43

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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