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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region

13 Colleges
$26,784 Avg Salary
$20,193 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Colleges.

#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 degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Kansas Report

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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 very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular linguistics and comparative literature programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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

University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Kansas State University Report

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

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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 13 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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