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2026 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Utah

[Linguistics & Comparative Literature](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/linguistics-comparative-literature/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong linguistics & comparative literature education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for linguistics & comparative literature students.

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• Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Utah

2026 Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Utah

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the linguistics & comparative literature degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

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University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

$9,620 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,715 Avg Student Debt

$67,170 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in linguistics & comparative literature, no school beat University Of Utah this year. University Of Utah is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. In-state tuition and fees average $9,620, while out-of-state students pay about $30,860. Linguistics & Comparative Literature graduates carry a median of $21,715 in student loans. Soon after graduation, linguistics & comparative literature degree recipients from University Of Utah generally make around $30,251. That is a strong return on a $21,715 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.

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Brigham Young University Provo
Provo, UT

$6,688 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,621 Avg Student Debt

$75,790 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in linguistics & comparative literature will find it at Brigham Young University Provo, which ranked #2. Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. Students from in state pay about $6,688 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for linguistics & comparative literature graduates is $11,621. Early-career linguistics & comparative literature graduates make about $34,279. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Brigham Young University Provo admits about 68% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.