Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Brandeis University
Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440. Of the 1,396 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 2021, 19 of them were linguistics and comparative literature majors.
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.
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Brandeis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
Brandeis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how Brandeis performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The comparative literature major at Brandeis 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
---|---|
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 5 |
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools | 8 |
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 49 |
Earnings of Brandeis Comparative Literature Graduates
The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brandeis is $43,816. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 64% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.
Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Brandeis
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Brandeis University.
Brandeis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program
About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Brandeis 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 Brandeis University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 Brandeis University.
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 Mike Lovett under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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