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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,685 people earned their degree in linguistics and comparative literature, making the major the 92nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, linguistics and comparative literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,882 and had an average of $21,794 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 895 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,814 and $19,375 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 451 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality linguistics and comparative literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the linguistics and comparative literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $15,123 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $18,759 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 56 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,552 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SFASU.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $12,909 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

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University of North Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #11 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,613 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of North Texas.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

#9

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,844 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#10

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $16,473 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#14 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UNM Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

#13

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #13. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#14

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

#15

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $16,535 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #16. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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