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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$42,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Comparative Literature is the 400th most popular major in the country with 1,093 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 69 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in comparative literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality comparative literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the comparative literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree comparative literature students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Comparative Literature at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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