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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

53 Colleges
$26,943 Avg Salary
$21,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, linguistics and comparative literature was ranked #97 in the country. In fact 8,539 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Linguistics & Comparative Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, comparative literature graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debt load of $20,798.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 37 students majoring in comparative literature at IU Bloomington, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in comparative literature at U-M, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 67% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Women make up 65% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

About 68% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 32% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 20% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, comparative literature majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $32,107 in student debt.

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 55% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 153
Ohio 171
Illinois 235
Indiana 121
Wisconsin 90

One of 17 majors within the area of study, linguistics and comparative literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

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