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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 52 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in comparative literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at UGA

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UARK Comparative Literature Report

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at UofSC

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at Louisiana State University

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

Emory also made our “Best Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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