Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,986 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2021, 28 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.

FAU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

FAU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at FAU 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 FAU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	82
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	150

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from FAU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

The comparative literature program at FAU awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% 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 FAU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FAU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from FAU in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Interpreters and Translators	3,720	$49,300
English Language and Literature Professors	2,590	$66,720
Social Scientists	1,540	$78,510
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	530	$86,580

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

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