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Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region

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.

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

$15,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Kearney to be the best value school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant 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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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for linguistics and comparative literature students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,718 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, comparative literature graduates from UNOMAHA carry an average student debtload of $11,469.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year. After completing their degree, comparative literature graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $19,500.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Iowa 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 #7 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State 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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$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.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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 college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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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.

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