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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Stanford University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. Of the 1,511 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2021, 14 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.

Stanford Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Stanford Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Stanford 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, 1 student received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Stanford. This is the #117 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Stanford. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Stanford Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in comparative literature from Stanford.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University 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 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 6 students 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 2,700 $114,690

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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