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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #97 most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 65% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 35% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 76% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Comparative Literature majors at Missouri State take out an average of $21,235 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 71% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Kansas State University Report

#4

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Women make up 73% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that comparative literature majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,790. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $210.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Of the 24 students majoring in comparative literature at UNOMAHA, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Comparative Literature majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $14,831 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 21 students majoring in comparative literature at UMSL, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, comparative literature majors at UMKC accumulate an average of around $28,272 in student debt.

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Iowa State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Of the 18 students majoring in comparative literature at Iowa State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 193
Minnesota 61
Kansas 106
Iowa 64
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 3

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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