2025 Best Comparative Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
193Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in comparative literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #434 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Comparative Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in comparative literature to qualified students.
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 Comparative Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Comparative Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
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 in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Comparative Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of comparative literature degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Comparative Literature
Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in comparative literature. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. 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 year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in comparative literature. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools 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.
It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in comparative literature. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Binghamton University if you wish to pursue a degree in comparative literature. Binghamton University is a large public university located in the suburb of Vestal. This university ranks 15th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 11 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 9 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 3 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 81st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 1 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.
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).
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 Comparative Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Comparative Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
