2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southeast Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Comparative Literature at University of Georgia

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Comparative Literature Master’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.

Full UofSC Comparative Literature Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature

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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