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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in California

21 Colleges
$27,618 Avg Salary
$15,829 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a degree in California. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools 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 21 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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