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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 17
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Rutgers New Brunswick Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics 40
Comparative Literature 6

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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