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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor'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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at UT Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

About 25% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in comparative literature at NAU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 50% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 446
Arizona 85
Oklahoma 34
New Mexico 95

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 8 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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