2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest 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.
Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the best value school in the Southwest Region for linguistics and comparative literature students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year. After completing their degree, comparative literature graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $19,749.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 20% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFASU are $21,616 a year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at SFASU accumulate an average of around $19,247 in student debt.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year. Comparative Literature majors at UT Austin take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $278.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year.
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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 per year. The average amount in student loans that comparative literature majors at NAU take out is $18,203.
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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at UNT accumulate an average of around $20,662 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 Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 446 |
| Arizona | 85 |
| Oklahoma | 34 |
| New Mexico | 95 |
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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.
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 16 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.