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2024 Best Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

28 Colleges in the United States
144 Doctor's Degrees
a doctor's degree in comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 28 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 doctor's degrees in comparative literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Comparative Literature School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools The comparative literature doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality comparative literature program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for comparative literature students working on their doctor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Comparative Literature in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in comparative literature.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Comparative Literature

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in comparative literature. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of Southern California

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in comparative literature. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of Chicago

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in comparative literature needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of California - Los Angeles

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in comparative literature has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of California - Berkeley

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of Maryland - College Park

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from Brown University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from Cornell University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in comparative literature from University of Connecticut

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Comparative Literature is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics 228
Modern Languages 33
Language Translation 12
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 10

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