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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,674 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for comparative literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Plains States Region

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

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

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 193
Minnesota 61
Kansas 106
Iowa 64
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 3

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 5 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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