Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from MIT.

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.

MIT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

MIT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at MIT 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 MIT 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 Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from MIT. This makes it the #83 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from MIT in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

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

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

MIT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

The comparative literature program at MIT awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. MIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

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

MIT also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 4 students 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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 InSapphoWeTrust under License

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