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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.

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Linguistics & Literature

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Illinois State University Report

$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list.

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

$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 medium-sized public school located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college 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 school 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.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UChicago are $60,963 a year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Illinois list.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Chicago Report

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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