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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Emory University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Emory University

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what Emory University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Emory.

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.

Emory Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Emory Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Emory 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools 126

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Emory. This is the #127 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The comparative literature program at Emory awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Emory since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Emory also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 3 students 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Social Scientists 2,060 $86,810
Interpreters and Translators 1,610 $55,670
English Language and Literature Professors 1,160 $71,190
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 470 $61,650

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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