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Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$20,666 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,544 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for You

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #105 most popular major in Illinois with 235 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Linguistics & Literature

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.

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

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

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$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. Comparative Literature majors at UIUC take out an average of $14,170 in student loans while working on their egree.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WIU are $13,297 a year. On average, comparative literature graduates from WIU take out $28,182 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$12,064 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $12,064 per year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for comparative literature in Illinois.

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Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 153
Ohio 171
Indiana 121
Wisconsin 90

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

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.

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