2025 Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the New England Region
5
Colleges in the New England Region
536
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for linguistics & comparative literature students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 536 degrees in linguistics & comparative literature annually.
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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
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 Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the New England Region
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 England Region Schools in Comparative Literature
Any student pursuing a degree in linguistics & comparative literature has to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 92 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, comparative literature degree recipients typically earn an average of $20,334 in the first five years of their career.
More information about a degree in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CT
37
Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
University of Connecticut is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Connecticut
University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 5th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 4 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in linguistics & comparative literature from University of Rhode Island
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NH
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in linguistics & comparative literature. Located in the fringe town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 7 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in linguistics & comparative literature from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In ME
University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Portland. This university ranks 11th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 16 linguistics & comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.
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