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 Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 2,103 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,126 and $22,475 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics and comparative literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in linguistics and comparative literature.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree comparative literature students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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George Mason University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full George Mason University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 7 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full UNC Chapel Hill Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Florida International University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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University of Florida came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Florida Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 36 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Emory University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
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