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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. Of the 1,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 2021, 7 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.

Rice Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Rice Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Rice 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 Rice 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 173
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools 266

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rice, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Rice 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 Rice University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Interpreters and Translators 5,460 $58,650
English Language and Literature Professors 5,380 $75,720
Social Scientists 1,970 $80,430
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,620 $71,920

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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