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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, linguistics and comparative literature was ranked #97 in the country. In fact 8,539 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 51% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 85% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at New York University Report

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 71% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgetown University Report

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in comparative literature at UD, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Delaware Report

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in comparative literature at Syracuse, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 11 students majoring in comparative literature at CCNY, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The City College of New York Report

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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#9

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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#10

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

La Salle University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best linguistics and comparative literature colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 207
New York 572
Maryland 105
New Jersey 153
District of Columbia 59
Delaware 29

One of 17 majors within the area of study, linguistics and comparative literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 28 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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