2024 Best Comparative Literature Schools in the New England Region
8Colleges in the New England Region
136Comparative 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 reviewed 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of comparative literature. Combined, these schools handed out 136 degrees in comparative literature to qualified students.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Comparative Literature Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Comparative Literature in the New England Region
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.
Top New England Region Schools in Comparative Literature
Brown University is a great option for students interested in a degree in comparative literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in comparative literature. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in comparative literature. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 10 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in comparative literature has to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.
Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Northampton. This college ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 9 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 2 comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year.
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).
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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.
