Comparative Literature at Boston University

Every 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 University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston U Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Boston U Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 U

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

Boston U Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

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

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Boston U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Boston U Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services
• Linguistics

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 University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.