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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$29,301 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,126 Avg Salary

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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for comparative literature majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for linguistics and comparative literature students. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KSU Georgia are $17,690 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNG are $16,014 a year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $25,500 in student debt.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southeast Region . JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year. After completing their degree, comparative literature graduates from JMU carry an average student debtload of $21,094. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $327.

JMU also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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$16,433 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $16,433 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$14,088 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Memphis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,088 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at UofM accumulate an average of around $24,079 in student debt.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $22,627 per year.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVU are $25,824 a year. The average amount in student loans that comparative literature majors at WVU take out is $22,387.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges 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 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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