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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$28,801 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,830 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, linguistics and comparative literature was ranked #97 in the country. In fact 8,539 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for comparative literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year. The average amount in student loans that comparative literature majors at WIU take out is $28,182.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly 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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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in tuition and fees each year.

Marquette also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Marquette University Report

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each year.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year. On average, comparative literature graduates from UWM take out $30,984 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. Comparative Literature majors at SIUC take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year. On average, comparative literature graduates from UIUC take out $14,170 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 5% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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 153
Ohio 171
Illinois 235
Indiana 121
Wisconsin 90

One of 17 majors within the area of study, linguistics and comparative literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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