2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States 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.
2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in comparative literature at Iowa, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Women make up 40% of the comparative literature majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in comparative literature at KU, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at UMN Twin Cities, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the comparative literature majors at the school.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Women make up 33% of the comparative literature majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
About 67% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
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Kansas 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 #8 on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree 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 fairly large student population.
Request InformationBest Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges 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 |
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 10 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.