Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgetown University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Georgetown 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	56

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Social Scientists	2,690	$102,300
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	750	$72,050
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730
English Language and Literature Professors	370	$115,590

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
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