Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,771. Of the 3,879 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus in 2021, 32 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.

Georgia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Georgia Tech 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 Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #10 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgia Tech since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from Georgia Tech. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in comparative literature.

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

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

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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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Disavian under License

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