Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if Stony Brook University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at SUNY Stony Brook 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY Stony Brook Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	48
Comparative Literature	3

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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
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