Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth College stacks up to those at other schools.

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 6,292.

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.

Dartmouth Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Dartmouth Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dartmouth Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Dartmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at Dartmouth College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dartmouth College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	13
Comparative Literature	13

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• 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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
English Language and Literature Professors	310	$85,140
Interpreters and Translators	90	$49,970
Social Scientists	50	$91,030

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.