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Undergraduate Linguistics & Literature at Michigan State University

Here is an overview of this program at MSU. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 3 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

MSU Undergraduate Linguistics & Literature Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, MSU as a strong choice for linguistics & literature, placing at #99 out of 160 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools	99 of 160
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Michigan	2 of 4
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12 of 17

Undergraduate Linguistics & Literature Degrees at MSU

Here is each degree level available for linguistics & literature at MSU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	20
Master’s	1
Doctoral	11

MSU Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Michigan State University awarded 20 bachelor’s degrees in linguistics & literature.

Bachelor’s Rankings

MSU ranks competitively among schools offering linguistics & literature at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	2
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86

Student Debt of Linguistics & Literature Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at MSU, linguistics & literature students accumulate a median of $24,915 in student loans. This is lower than $25,213, the typical median for all majors at MSU.

MSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,750	$44,510
Fees	$340	$340

Read more about MSU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 35% of linguistics & literature bachelor’s degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The largest share of linguistics & literature bachelor’s degree graduates at MSU are White. Approximately 70% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s in linguistics & literature.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Linguistics (Bachelor’s)

MSU awarded 20 bachelor’s degrees in linguistics in the most recent reporting year — 65% to women and 35% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (70%).

• Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan — #2
• Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #9
• Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #44

Graduate Study in Linguistics & Literature at MSU

Graduate study is also available at MSU. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Linguistics & Literature	1
Doctoral Degrees in Linguistics & Literature	11

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License More about our data sources and methodologies.