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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.

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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 large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $18,482 per year.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per 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

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 fairly 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$21,616 Average Tuition & Fees

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 fairly large public school located in the 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large 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.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly 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 schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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