2025 Best Comparative Literature Schools
31
Colleges in the United States
941
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
Comparative Literature is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #434 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 31 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Comparative Literature Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 941 degrees in comparative literature to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Comparative Literature School
Your choice of comparative literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for comparative literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Comparative Literature Rankings by Degree Level
The comparative literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Comparative Literature Schools.
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Best Schools for Comparative Literature in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the comparative literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Comparative Literature
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
Any student pursuing a degree in comparative literature has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 20 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
35
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in comparative literature. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in comparative literature needs to check out Cornell University. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In CA
It's hard to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a degree in comparative literature. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 15 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
127
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 127 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
34
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 15 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 10 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
32
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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