2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in New York
8
Colleges in New York
591
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$28,766
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
linguistics & comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #96 out of 395 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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 591 degrees in linguistics & comparative literature during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School
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 Linguistics & Comparative Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Linguistics & 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.
Pick Your Linguistics & Comparative Literature 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 Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in New York.
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Best Schools for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in New York
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.
Top New York Schools in Comparative Literature
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In NY
49
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in linguistics & comparative literature needs to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. 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 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in linguistics & comparative literature from Columbia University in the City of New York
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
44
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
Cornell University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in linguistics & 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 roughly 44 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
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Binghamton University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Binghamton University is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 57 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn about $26,353 in their early career salary.
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Stony Brook University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were about 73 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn an average of $24,407 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in linguistics & comparative literature from Stony Brook University
University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 31 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn an average of $26,703 for their early career.
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