2023 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, linguistics and comparative literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,017 and had an average of $21,130 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 551 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,784 and $20,193 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in linguistics and comparative literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality linguistics and comparative literature programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the linguistics and comparative literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 31,089 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Columbia, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mizzou Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa also made our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying comparative literature list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, KU supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full KU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Comparative Literature for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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