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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 8,539 people earned their degree in linguistics and comparative literature, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, linguistics and comparative literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,017 and had an average of $21,130 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,167 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major” ranking analyzed 141 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their linguistics and comparative literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree comparative literature students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

Out of the 141 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #4 spot on the list. Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 39 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. San Juan, is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Full UPR Rio Piedras Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking, coming in at #8. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 25 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking. Plymouth State University is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

La Salle University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full La Salle University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 23 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State University at Kent Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 7 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UND Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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With a ranking of #17, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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The City College of New York
New York, New York

The City College of New York ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. The City College of New York is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 11 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CCNY Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 22 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #21, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 17 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking, coming in at #22. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking, coming in at #23. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major ranking, coming in at #24. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

With a ranking of #25, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Comparative Literature Major list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 14 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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