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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,538 degrees and certificates were awarded to linguistics and comparative literature students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in comparative literature at CSULB, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Channel Islands helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their graduate certificate. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 126
Oregon 117
Nevada 21
Hawaii 21
Alaska 24

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

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.

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