by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,247 people earned their degree in linguistics, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 188 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics. That schools that top this list have a program in linguistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major in the Plains States Region. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Linguistics Major 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. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s linguistics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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