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2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$25,356 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,784 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

2023 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

$15,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Kearney the best value school in the Plains States Region for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $15,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year. Comparative Literature majors at Missouri State take out an average of $22,504 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 per year. After completing their degree, comparative literature graduates from UNOMAHA carry an average student debtload of $11,469.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, comparative literature graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $19,500.

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

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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$18,165 Average Tuition & Fees

Wichita State University 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. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $18,165 per year.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #10, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 193
Minnesota 61
Kansas 106
Iowa 64
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 3

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 14 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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