2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for You
In 2020-2021, 446 degrees and certificates were awarded to linguistics and comparative literature students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #107 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for comparative literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Texas for linguistics and comparative literature students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $8,690 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $19,749 in student debt.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas rankings.
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Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, comparative literature graduates from UT Austin take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $278.
UT Austin also made our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas 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 $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas list.
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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Dallas are $14,564 per year. Comparative Literature majors at UT Dallas take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Dallas also is in the top 20% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in Texas ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, 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.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a year. Comparative Literature majors at SFASU take out an average of $19,247 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Comparative Literature majors at UT Arlington take out an average of $26,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 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 midsize city of Edinburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 per year.
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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $11,090 per year. Comparative Literature majors at UNT take out an average of $20,662 in student loans while working on their egree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 11 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.