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2024 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
847 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$27,830 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in linguistics & comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #96 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of linguistics & comparative literature. Combined, these schools handed out 847 degrees in linguistics & comparative literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region The comparative literature program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Linguistics & Comparative Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Linguistics & Comparative Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Comparative Literature
Master's Degrees in Comparative Literature
Doctor's Degrees in Comparative Literature

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the comparative literature degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Comparative Literature

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
13.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the linguistics & comparative literature program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn $8,016 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
22.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the comparative literature program make about $14,137 in the first couple years of working.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Any student who is interested in linguistics & comparative literature needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$20,815 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in linguistics & comparative literature has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn around $20,815 for their early career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
27.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 68 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Those linguistics & comparative literature students who get their degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus earn $2,135 more than the standard comparative literature student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
14.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 61 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn an average of $25,413 for their early career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
41 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

UWM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 41 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
3.0% Growth in Graduates

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 33 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn about $25,760 for their early career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
9.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 32 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year. Those linguistics & comparative literature students who get their degree from Kent State University at Kent receive $14,988 more than the typical comparative literature graduate.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics & comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 152
Ohio 314 171
Illinois 304 235
Indiana 294 120
Wisconsin 273 87

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Linguistics & Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Comparative Literature Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics 452
Modern Languages 163
Language Translation 111
Comparative Literature 72
Applied Linguistics 43
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 2,638
American Sign Language 432
Germanic Languages 387
East Asian Languages 355
Classical Languages & Literature 237
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 138
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 113
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 80
Second Language Learning 11
South Asian Languages 7

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