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2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges in Kansas
123 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 degrees in linguistics & comparative literature annually.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Kansas Your choice of linguistics & comparative literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings by Degree Level

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

The comparative literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in Kansas. 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 Kansas

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 Kansas Schools in Comparative Literature

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KS
33 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
44 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

Kansas State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 44 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$27,284 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Wichita State University if you want to pursue a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. WSU is a large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 6 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the comparative literature program report average early career wages of $27,284.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 61
Missouri 283 186
Iowa 264 61
Nebraska 238 48
North Dakota 210 16
South Dakota 204 2

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

Comparative Literature Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Modern Languages 71
Linguistics 26
Language Translation 17
Applied Linguistics 9

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Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 81
East Asian Languages 19
American Sign Language 18
Classical Languages & Literature 13
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 6
Germanic Languages 1

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