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

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Women make up 73% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND 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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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 25% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in comparative literature at Mizzou, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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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 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 10 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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