2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #54 most popular doctor's 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 reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of linguistics & comparative literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 doctor's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

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.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to linguistics & comparative literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of linguistics & comparative literature students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt linguistics & comparative literature students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized linguistics & comparative literature related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for linguistics & comparative literature students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 New York list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics & Comparative Literature in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Comparative Literature

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Cornell University

2

Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature has to check out Binghamton University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from Binghamton University

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	17
Maryland	119	14
New Jersey	115	12
District of Columbia	81	11
Delaware	53	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

Comparative Literature Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	32
Linguistics	23
Language Translation	4
Modern Languages	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Comparative Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	54
Classical Languages & Literature	20
East Asian Languages	10
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	9
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty. More about our data sources and methodologies.