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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 annually.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in New York 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Comparative Literature
Master's Degrees in Comparative Literature
Doctor's Degrees in Comparative Literature

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. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
49 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in linguistics & comparative literature has to take a look at 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 approximately 49 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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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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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$26,353 Median Starting Salary

Binghamton University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 schools 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 make about $26,353 in the first couple years of working.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
30.1% Growth in Graduates

Stony Brook University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large 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 about $24,407 in their early career salary.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
$26,703 Median Starting Salary

University at Buffalo is a fairly 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 about 31 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the comparative literature program earn an average of $26,703 for their early career.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In NY
72.7% Growth in Graduates

Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 11 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$24,900 Median Starting Salary

QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 20 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the comparative literature program make an average of $24,900 in the first couple years of their career.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In NY
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 81st out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 9 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 207
Maryland 279 105
New Jersey 273 148
District of Columbia 188 56
Delaware 175 29

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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 358
Comparative Literature 127
Language Translation 56
Modern Languages 49
Applied Linguistics 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 846
East Asian Languages 151
Classical Languages & Literature 97
American Sign Language 75
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 73
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 60
Germanic Languages 49
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 20
Second Language Learning 12
Native American Languages 2

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