2024 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for linguistics & comparative literature students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 60 doctor's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature to qualified students.

What's on this page: * 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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on linguistics & comparative literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other linguistics & comparative literature students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for linguistics & comparative literature to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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 schools for linguistics & comparative literature students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Comparative Literature

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

11 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is a good decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Connecticut

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in linguistics & comparative literature needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics & comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	31
Connecticut	93	29
Rhode Island	78	0

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Linguistics & Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Comparative Literature Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	27
Comparative Literature	22
Modern Languages	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Comparative Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	19
Classical Languages & Literature	7
Germanic Languages	3
Celtic Language & Literature	1

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.