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Colleges offering master's degrees in Comparative Literature

44 U.S. colleges and universities offer Comparative Literature at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 10 Associate 1 Bachelor 87 Master 44 PhD 43

Most schools offering it: New York (18), California (16), Massachusetts (9), Pennsylvania (6), Ohio (5), Oregon (4)

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UTD
Public

Comparative Literature: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
29,886
Retention
90%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
9,890
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 11 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Comparative Literature: 11 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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DC
Private nonprofit

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Comparative Literature: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
6,938
Retention
98%
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
2,240
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USC
Private nonprofit

Comparative Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Comparative Literature: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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SFS
Public

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Comparative Literature: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
22,563
Retention
83%
Programs
129
Awards 2024-25
5,688
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UTA
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
53,864
Retention
97%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
18,937
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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UM
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
31,726
Retention
92%
Programs
201
Awards 2024-25
10,173
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCC
Public

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
19,938
Retention
88%
Programs
111
Awards 2024-25
5,280
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UR
Private nonprofit

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,946
Retention
91%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
4,112
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Comparative Literature: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Comparative Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCA
Public

Comparative Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
47,335
Retention
97%
Programs
193
Awards 2024-25
14,956
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Comparative Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
33,610
Retention
86%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
7,875
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Comparative Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Comparative Literature: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMA
Public

Comparative Literature: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Master

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
CampusOnlineHybrid
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