2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature 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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Linguistics & Literature
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for linguistics and comparative literature students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $12,200 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year. On average, comparative literature graduates from U of U take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year. On average, comparative literature graduates from Colorado State take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year.
CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
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Request InformationBest Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 141 |
| Utah | 122 |
| Idaho | 6 |
| Montana | 27 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature Related Majors for Comparative Literature
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.
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