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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in Missouri

11 Colleges
$24,612 Avg Salary
$22,833 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for You

In 2020-2021, 193 degrees and certificates were awarded to linguistics and comparative literature students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Missouri to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that comparative literature majors at Mizzou take out is $19,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Comparative Literature majors at Missouri State take out an average of $22,504 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small 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 Schools in Missouri list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, comparative literature majors at UMSL accumulate an average of around $26,494 in student debt.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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University of Central Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in Missouri ranking. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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With a ranking of #8, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Missouri Southern State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 61
Kansas 106
Iowa 64
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 3

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 11 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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