Best Literary Criticism Programs | Top Humanities Schools

Literary Criticism and Theory English

Ranked in 2009

For students who enjoy exploring the meaning behind literary works, specializing in literary criticism and theory can offer opportunities for analysis and investigation. These are the top schools for literary criticism and theory programs.

Save	Rank	College name
	#1	University of California--Irvine Irvine, CA
	#2	Duke University Durham, NC
	#3	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA
	#4	Cornell University Ithaca, NY
	#5	University of Chicago Chicago, IL
	#6	Columbia University New York, NY
	#6	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
	#8	Yale University New Haven, CT
	#9	Princeton University Princeton , NJ
	#9	University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY
	#11	Harvard University Cambridge, MA
	#11	Stanford University Stanford, CA
	#13	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
	#14	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
	#15	New York University New York, NY
	#16	Brown University Providence, RI
	#16	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
	#16	University of Illinois--Chicago Chicago, IL

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College name

University of California--Irvine

Irvine, CA

Duke University

Durham, NC

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Columbia University

New York, NY

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Princeton University

Princeton , NJ

University at Buffalo--SUNY

Buffalo, NY

#11

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

#11

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

#13

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

#14

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

#15

New York University

New York, NY

#16

Brown University

Providence, RI

#16

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

#16

University of Illinois--Chicago

Chicago, IL