Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Cornell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Cornell 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
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	45
	157

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Cornell. This makes it the #45 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $17,890. This is less than $26,684, which is the national average of all comparative literature majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in comparative literature from Cornell in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 9 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cornell, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• East Asian 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.