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2024 Best Comparative Literature Schools

54 Colleges in the United States
964 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 54 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Comparative Literature Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 964 degrees in comparative literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Comparative Literature School

Best Comparative Literature Schools 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

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

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. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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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

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
38 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best 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 #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 38 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in comparative literature needs to look into University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
52.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in comparative literature. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
35 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in comparative literature. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 35 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.More information about a degree in comparative literature from Georgetown University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 6 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 8 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
80.0% Growth in Graduates

UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 5 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMCP 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 midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 34 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Comparative Literature by Region

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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 3,247
Modern Languages 2,871
Language Translation 971
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services 288
Applied Linguistics 198

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