Last year, 118,343 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Literary Criticism and Theory Colleges. New York University had the most completers of 21,571, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Berkeley had the most completers of 8,849. New York University had the most completers of Master's and Doctor's degrees, 12,910 and 1,536 respectively.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 7,117 | 2,275 | 3,734 | 1,009 | 477 | - | - |
| 2 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 14,064 | 8,849 | 3,977 | 1,245 | 91 | - | - |
| 3 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8,310 | 3,791 | 3,779 | 848 | - | - | - |
| 4 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 10,844 | 7,969 | 2,045 | 723 | 137 | - | - |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,725 | 1,546 | 2,475 | 1,069 | 3 | - | - |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD | 11,588 | 1,423 | 8,780 | 943 | 987 | - | - |
| 7 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | 6,175 | 1,689 | 3,914 | 768 | 623 | - | - |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 9 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,886 | 1,449 | 2,617 | 795 | 97 | - | - |
| 10 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 21,571 | 6,994 | 12,910 | 1,536 | 210 | - | - |
| 11 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,349 | 2,599 | 5,469 | 1,334 | 176 | - | 98 |
| - | Average | 118,343 | 3,727 | 5,567 | 1,068 | 417 | - | 98 |