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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$47,784 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, linguistics and comparative literature was ranked #97 in the country. In fact 8,539 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 65% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 52% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 57% are male.

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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 master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 14 students majoring in comparative literature at USC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Southern California Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 27 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 54% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at San Diego State University Report

Out of the 27 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

Women make up 42% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 27% are male.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 70% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at California State University - Northridge Report

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,538
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.

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 27 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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