Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgetown University

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if Georgetown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Georgetown.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Georgetown 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	9
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	95
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	114

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Georgetown. This makes it the #18 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Georgetown. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Georgetown, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature

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
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.