Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

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

Find Schools Near

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$34,430 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor'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.

The Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor'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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for comparative literature majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in the Southeast Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

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

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Florida Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Arkansas Report

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Georgia

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $29,966 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 per year.

Read More…

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges 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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.