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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 416 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in comparative literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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 Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree comparative literature students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also made our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US 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 California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at UCLA

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 11 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Comparative Literature at University of California - Irvine

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at UCR

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at University of California - Santa Cruz

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read more about Comparative Literature at USC

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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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