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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Brigham Young University - Provo

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if Brigham Young University - Provo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. Of the 6,871 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 65 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.

BYU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

BYU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at BYU 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.

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from BYU. This makes it the #23 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of BYU Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $29,068. This is 9% higher than $26,684, which is the national average for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

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Comparative Literature Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 comparative literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from BYU. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 55
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BYU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

64% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The comparative literature program at BYU awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from BYU, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BYU also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers 10,170 $59,070
Interpreters and Translators 1,560 $43,830
English Language and Literature Professors 830 $75,410
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 320 $85,810
Social Scientists 150 $67,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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