Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harvard Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Harvard Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Harvard 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 Harvard

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

Harvard Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Harvard since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Harvard Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at Harvard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Comparative Literature	25
Linguistics	21
Modern Languages	1

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Greek Language & Literature
• Celtic Language & Literature
• 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890
Social Scientists	430	$80,210

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 Elisa.rolle under License

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