Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Princeton.

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.

Princeton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Princeton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Princeton 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Princeton. This makes it the #69 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Princeton. About 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton 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	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 5 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Princeton, about 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 51% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Romance Languages

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
English Language and Literature Professors	2,420	$86,360
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	630	$92,110
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750
Social Scientists	460	$88,350

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.