by our College Data Analytics Team
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 New England Region for a Master’s” 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 New England region, there were 566 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,817 and $24,285 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 linguistics and comparative literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in linguistics and comparative literature. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in linguistics and comparative literature.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree comparative literature students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.
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%.
Full Yale University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Harvard University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Boston University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Dartmouth College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 7 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 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Linguistics & Comparative Literature Report
Plymouth State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 masters’s comparative literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Boston College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s comparative literature degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Boston College
With a ranking of #12, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Comparative Literature Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s comparative literature degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Brown University
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