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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region

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55 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region

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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 Plains States region, there were 551 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,784 and $20,193 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree comparative literature students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the Plains States Region

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 10 masters’s comparative literature 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of North Dakota

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Iowa

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 8 students 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 4.3% 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 3 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNOMAHA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Missouri State

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Mizzou

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Kansas State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis

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