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2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
451 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the linguistics and comparative literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the Southwest Region

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students list, UH has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

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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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University 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.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas 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. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students.

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

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#8

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 34 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students.

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#12 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #12 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

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#11

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 27 students 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. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students per year to attend UNM.

Full UNM Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 54 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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#13

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 Dallas landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas also took the #3 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree comparative literature students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#16

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 26 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Comparative Literature students.

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

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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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