2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #103 out of 343 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 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of linguistics & comparative literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 master's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on linguistics & comparative literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of linguistics & comparative literature students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt linguistics & comparative literature students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized linguistics & comparative literature related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for linguistics & comparative literature students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Linguistics & Comparative Literature in Ohio

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for linguistics & comparative literature students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Comparative Literature

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature needs to check out Ohio University - Athens Campus. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

22 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature has to look into Kent State University at Kent. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from Kent State University at Kent

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	80
Michigan	211	27
Indiana	191	24
Wisconsin	173	17

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature Related Rankings by Major

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
Language Translation	22
Applied Linguistics	14
Linguistics	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Comparative Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	36
East Asian Languages	9
Germanic Languages	9
Classical Languages & Literature	9
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	4
Second Language Learning	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty. More about our data sources and methodologies.