by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for linguistics & comparative literature students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 114 doctor's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of linguistics & comparative literature for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for linguistics & comparative literature students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature.
Georgetown University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Georgetown University
It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Columbia University in the City of New York
It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Maryland - College Park
Cornell University is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Cornell University
NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from New York University
Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Delaware
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Stony Brook University
Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Binghamton University
University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from University at Buffalo
Explore the best linguistics & comparative literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 176 | 17 |
| New York | 174 | 57 |
| Maryland | 119 | 14 |
| New Jersey | 115 | 12 |
| District of Columbia | 81 | 11 |
| Delaware | 53 | 3 |
One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Linguistics & Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 57 |
| Comparative Literature | 47 |
| Language Translation | 8 |
| Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 88 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 22 |
| East Asian Languages | 15 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 14 |
| Germanic Languages | 13 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 3 |
| American Sign Language | 3 |
