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

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 67% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Women make up 60% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Kansas Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 67% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 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. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 #6 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 24
Minnesota 7
Iowa 21
Kansas 20
Nebraska 10
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 1

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 7 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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