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2021 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

53 Colleges
5,073 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,658 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsLinguistics & Comparative Literature is the #77th most popular major in the country with 5,073 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.

This year's Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in comparative literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent linguistics & comparative literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the linguistics & comparative literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the comparative literature programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University has taken the #1 spot in this year's linguistics & comparative literature ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature ranking.

The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 of NYU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. UCLA also made our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.

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George Mason University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature list.

About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. 12,712 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Santa Barbara as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature ranking.

About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.

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University of California - Santa Cruz comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature ranking.

The student loan default rate at UC Santa Cruz is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,400 students at UC Santa Cruz that take at least one class online. About 837 of the students at UC Santa Cruz are attending part time.

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

University of Mary Washington landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best linguistics & comparative literature schools for non-traditional students. UMW is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.

The student loan default rate at UMW is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 982 students at UMW that take at least one class online. About 722 of the students at UMW are attending part time.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 students are part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best linguistics & comparative literature schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature ranking.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMBC also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 8,618 students take at least one class online at UMBC. There are roughly 2,955 part time students in attendance at UMBC.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature by Region

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