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

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 19 students majoring in comparative literature at Texas Tech, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 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 master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 82% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 80% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

About 88% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Of the 8 students majoring in comparative literature at UNM, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#8

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

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

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 25% are male.

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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 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 14 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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