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2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Missouri

4 Colleges in Missouri
174 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$28,766 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in linguistics & comparative literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #96 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 174 degrees in linguistics & comparative literature annually.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Missouri 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for linguistics & comparative literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degree Level

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

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 Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in Missouri

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the comparative literature degree levels they offer.

Top Missouri Schools in Comparative Literature

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$35,409 Median Starting Salary

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 39 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Those linguistics & comparative literature students who get their degree from University of Missouri - Columbia receive $6,643 more than the standard comparative literature student.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$29,830 Median Starting Salary

Missouri State University - Springfield is a great option for students pursuing a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the comparative literature program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,830.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MO

University of Missouri - Kansas City is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 16 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,319 Median Starting Salary

University of Missouri - St Louis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 8 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, comparative literature degree recipients generally earn around $20,319 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 61
Kansas 266 101
Iowa 264 61
Nebraska 238 48
North Dakota 210 16
South Dakota 204 2

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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
Modern Languages 95
Linguistics 37
Language Translation 24
Comparative Literature 10
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 6
Applied Linguistics 2

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Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 138
American Sign Language 102
Germanic Languages 25
Classical Languages & Literature 24
Second Language Learning 18
East Asian Languages 15
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 8
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 1

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