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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for You

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #103 most popular major in the country with 1,748 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 164 schools in the United States 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.

Check out the comparative literature programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce 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. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #8 on the list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular linguistics and comparative literature programs. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #13, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Kent State University at Kent ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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#13

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. It came in at #13 on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

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University of Southern California came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#19

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#20

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #20, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #20, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#22

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools ranking. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Linguistics & Literature students that almost earned our Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools award.

Rank College Location
25 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
25 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
25 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
28 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
28 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
30 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
30 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
32 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
32 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
32 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC

Linguistics & Comparative Literature by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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