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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

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #103 most popular major in the country with 1,748 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in comparative literature at The Graduate Center, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 33 students majoring in comparative literature at Teachers College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in comparative literature at NYU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 17 students majoring in comparative literature at Georgetown, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 46% are male.

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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 city of New York.

About 36% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in comparative literature at Cornell, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in comparative literature at Montclair State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton 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 #10 on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Of the 5 students majoring in comparative literature at Princeton, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 251
Pennsylvania 38
Maryland 15
New Jersey 33
District of Columbia 31
Delaware 17

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149

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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