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Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$25,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,144 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. 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

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX
$18,482 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lamar University are $18,482 a year.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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 very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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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 city of Tempe.

ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Tempe 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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$21,616 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,616 in tuition and fees each 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for comparative literature in the Southwest Region .

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.

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$17,761 Average Tuition & Fees

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 small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NAU are $17,761 a year. The average amount in student loans that comparative literature majors at NAU take out is $18,203.

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$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas 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 medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a 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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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 446
Arizona 85
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 95

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.

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