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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at WUSTL, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 40% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in comparative literature at KU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa 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 . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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

With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Iowa State University Report

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools 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 7 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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