Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Boston College

Every linguistics & comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at Boston College stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics & Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Boston College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Linguistics & Comparative Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Boston College.

Boston College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	4

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Romance Languages

Careers That Comparative Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in comparative literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890
Social Scientists	430	$80,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.