by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for linguistics & comparative literature students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 165 master's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of linguistics & comparative literature for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality comparative literature program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from University of South Carolina - Columbia
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature needs to look into North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from North Carolina State University
West Virginia University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from West Virginia University
FAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Boca Raton.More information about a master’s in linguistics & comparative literature from Florida Atlantic University
Explore the best linguistics & comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 208 | 29 |
| Georgia | 190 | 29 |
| Virginia | 182 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 178 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 147 | 11 |
| Louisiana | 147 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 146 | 8 |
| Mississippi | 145 | 13 |
| Arkansas | 121 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 112 | 29 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Modern Languages | 66 |
| Linguistics | 62 |
| Applied Linguistics | 16 |
| Language Translation | 11 |
| Comparative Literature | 10 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 177 |
| Germanic Languages | 29 |
| American Sign Language | 26 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 25 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 15 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 7 |
| Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) | 7 |