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

9 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 574 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,750 and $22,570 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent linguistics and comparative literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

Full UND Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 9 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

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#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 5 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree comparative literature students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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  • *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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