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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the Plains States Region

32 Ranked Colleges
390 Degrees Awarded
$26,784 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 390 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. To top this list, a school must have a successful linguistics and comparative literature program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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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Out of the 32 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full K -State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Truman State University is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at UMN Twin Cities

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 24 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 Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNOMAHA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at UMSL

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 20 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Iowa State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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 Iowa State

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

With a ranking of #12, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 16 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 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Kansas

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Macalester College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Macalester College

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Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota

Carleton College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Carleton is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Carleton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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With a ranking of #13, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at WSU

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #17, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 9 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at NWU

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With a ranking of #17, Fort Hays State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Fort Hays State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Emporia State University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at ESU

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Pittsburg State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pitt State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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With a ranking of #21, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

With a ranking of #22, Missouri Western State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri Western State University is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s comparative literature degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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 UMN Duluth Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

With a ranking of #24, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Augustana University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Augustana Sioux Falls

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’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%.

Full University of North Dakota Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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