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

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey the most popular school in California for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 65% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 52% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 57% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 14 students majoring in comparative literature at USC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college 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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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in California. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 54% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 27% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 70% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 8 students majoring in comparative literature at Fresno State, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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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 20 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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