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2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
358 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 reviewed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of linguistics & comparative literature. Combined, these schools handed out 358 degrees in linguistics & comparative literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Comparative Literature

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$34,279 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 68 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the linguistics & comparative literature major at Brigham Young University - Provo make $5,513 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$30,251 Median Starting Salary

University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 32 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the comparative literature program report average early career earnings of $30,251.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
49 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in linguistics & comparative literature has to take a look at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 49 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
47 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you wish to pursue a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were roughly 47 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
35.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 56 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the comparative literature program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,803.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics & comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 141
Utah 266 122
Idaho 219 6
Montana 188 27
Wyoming 162 3

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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 168
Linguistics 148
Language Translation 28
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 11
Comparative Literature 3

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Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 678
American Sign Language 167
East Asian Languages 114
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 43
Germanic Languages 43
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 40
Classical Languages & Literature 34
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 4

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