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2024 Best Comparative Literature Schools in New York

10 Colleges in New York
171 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded
A degree in comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #434 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Comparative Literature Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 171 degrees in comparative literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Comparative Literature School

Best Comparative Literature Schools in New York Your choice of comparative literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Comparative Literature School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Comparative Literature Rankings by 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 New York. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Comparative Literature in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the comparative literature degree levels they offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Comparative Literature

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
38 Comparative Literature Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in comparative literature needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 38 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

It's difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in comparative literature. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in comparative literature. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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

University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in comparative literature. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

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

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 3 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 29th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 18 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 4 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 3 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Comparative Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 25
Maryland 618 5
New Jersey 614 24
District of Columbia 441 0
Delaware 345 0

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Comparative Literature is one of 5 different types of Linguistics & Comparative Literature programs to choose from.

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Linguistics 321
Language Translation 50
Modern Languages 48

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