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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #73 most popular major in California with 262 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly 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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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 54% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 64% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at Stanford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 4 students majoring in comparative literature at UC Santa Cruz, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college 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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University of California - San Diego ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 6
Oregon 30
Nevada 5
Hawaii 11
Alaska 4

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 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.

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