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Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 298 degrees and certificates were awarded to linguistics and comparative literature students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #94 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Linguistics & Comparative Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Of the 16 students majoring in comparative literature at UMass Amherst, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 11 students majoring in comparative literature at Harvard, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 130
New Hampshire 44
Maine 25
Rhode Island 24
Vermont 22

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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