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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$31,575 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,784 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Schools

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Virginia Tech Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WVU are $26,676 per year.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at West Virginia University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

Mississippi State graduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Mississippi State University Report

#6

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #6, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wake Forest University also is in the top 5% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Wake Forest University Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at George Mason University

#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $18,482 per year.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University

#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #9, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools 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 15 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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