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2024 Best Comparative Literature Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges in Massachusetts
66 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in comparative literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #434 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of comparative literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 degrees in comparative literature during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Comparative Literature School

Best Comparative Literature Schools in Massachusetts 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 Comparative Literature rankings. For our Best Overall 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 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 Comparative Literature Schools in Massachusetts. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Comparative Literature in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of comparative literature degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Comparative Literature

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
62.5% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in comparative literature. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in comparative literature. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Any student who is interested in comparative literature needs to look into Smith College. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 7 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent data year.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

It's difficult to beat Wellesley College if you want to pursue a degree in comparative literature. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. This college ranks 12th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA

Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Comparative Literature Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Comparative Literature Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Connecticut53834
Rhode Island43614
New Hampshire39513
Vermont3527

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One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Linguistics163
Language Translation42
Applied Linguistics30
Modern Languages25
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services3

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