2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in comparative literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #434 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in comparative literature during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in comparative literature matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for comparative literature, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for comparative literature.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Comparative Literature in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for comparative literature students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Comparative Literature Students Working on Their Master's

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#2 Best Quality In IN

Indiana University - Bloomington is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in comparative literature. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Indiana.

There were roughly 3 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Purdue University - Main Campus is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in comparative literature. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Indiana.

There were about 1 comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in comparative literature from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#3 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in comparative literature. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Illinois.

There were about 1 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in comparative literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#2 Best Quality In IL

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in comparative literature needs to look into University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Illinois.

There were about 1 comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in comparative literature has to take a look at Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

#1 Most Popular In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. More information about a master’s in comparative literature from University of Wisconsin - Madison

6

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

#1 Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in comparative literature from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

6

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

#1 Most Popular In OH

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in comparative literature from Case Western Reserve University

Best Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the most popular comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	4
Michigan	470	0
Ohio	466	1
Indiana	352	1
Wisconsin	302	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Comparative Literature

One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	80
Language Translation	32
Modern Languages	31
Applied Linguistics	10
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty. More about our data sources and methodologies.