by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 8,539 people earned their degree in linguistics and comparative literature, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, linguistics and comparative literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,017 and had an average of $21,130 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 319 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,253 and $21,050 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their linguistics and comparative literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 15 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado College landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Colorado College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Montana State University
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 42 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Colorado Boulder
University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Utah
University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Idaho
University of Northern Colorado ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 2 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
The University of Montana landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
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Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Weber State University
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