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2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

19 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

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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 Far Western US region, there were 1,960 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,121 and $20,883 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 214 linguistics and 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 looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Far Western US Region

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

Top 19 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the Far Western US Region

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 19 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, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Linguistics & 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 CSULB are $17,784.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#17 in overall quality

Out of the 19 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, California State University - Fresno landed the #3 spot on the list. Fresno State is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 7 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno State are $17,581, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

Out of the 19 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, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#14 in overall quality

Out of the 19 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, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 6 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#19 in overall quality

California State University - Northridge 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. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#13 in overall quality

San Jose State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. San Jose State University is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#16 in overall quality

California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree comparative literature students list, Cal State Fullerton has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree comparative literature students list, UO has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Linguistics & 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 UO are $29,991.

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#6 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 11 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Linguistics & 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 UC Irvine are $28,456.

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#18 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 6 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #18. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#14

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree comparative literature students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#15

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
#11 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #11 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#16

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Linguistics & 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 56 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Middlebury Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey are $42,804, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#18

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#15 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Linguistics & 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 Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

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#19

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Comparative Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 8 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, 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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