Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Stanford University
Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.
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
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.
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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Stanford Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program
Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Stanford, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford 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 | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature
If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Comparative Literature | 13 |
Linguistics | 8 |
Related Majors
- Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
- Germanic Languages
- East Asian Languages
- Romance Languages
- Classical Languages & Literature
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.