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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate 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 school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 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 very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Dakota 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 distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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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 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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