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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,539 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,239 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,285 and $22,080 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree comparative literature students.

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full Binghamton University 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 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s comparative literature 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 14 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMCP Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 10 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Pennsylvania

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 8 doctorate’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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Stony Brook University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #9, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 6 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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. 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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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s comparative literature students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Pitt

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #13. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Fordham University

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #13. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Johns Hopkins Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #13. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Columbia

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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Teachers College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Teachers College at Columbia University

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

University of Rochester landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 21 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Rochester

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 doctorate’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full New York University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report

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