by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana” 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 Louisiana, there were 63 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 comparative literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana comparative literature students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 13 ’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at UL Lafayette
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 ’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Louisiana University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s comparative literature degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
University of New Orleans landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana ranking. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s comparative literature degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Louisiana College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major in Louisiana ranking. Pineville, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s comparative literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Louisiana College
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