by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 838 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,144 and $21,553 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. That schools that top this list have a program in linguistics and comparative literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree comparative literature students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Commerce Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 87%.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Texas Tech University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Texas A&M International University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
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 #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 9 masters’s comparative literature degrees 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.
Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Arlington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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 90%.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at UTEP
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 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 86%. 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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