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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, linguistics and comparative literature was ranked #103 in the country. In fact 1,748 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the comparative literature doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 71% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at University of Arizona, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 50% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 4 students majoring in comparative literature at UT Arlington, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Of the 2 students majoring in comparative literature at UNM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 113
Arizona 35
New Mexico 10

One of 16 majors within the area of study, linguistics and comparative literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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