2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master'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.
The Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 69% of the comparative literature majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 77% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 23% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
About 69% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 31% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
Of the 16 students majoring in comparative literature at FAU, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in comparative literature at Mississippi State, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 55% are male.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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 small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 33% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in comparative literature at Virginia Tech, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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George Mason University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 57% of the comparative literature majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 254 |
| Virginia | 330 |
| North Carolina | 269 |
| Florida | 232 |
| Tennessee | 221 |
| Kentucky | 47 |
| South Carolina | 90 |
| Louisiana | 63 |
| Arkansas | 54 |
| Alabama | 99 |
| Mississippi | 84 |
| West Virginia | 43 |
Majors Related to Comparative Literature
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 19 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.