Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at Arlington

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

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and approximately 48,072 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington.

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.

UT Arlington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Comparative Literature (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature

UT Arlington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UT Arlington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UT Arlington 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
	6
	19
	59
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UT Arlington. This makes it the #50 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

The comparative literature program at UT Arlington awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Arlington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from UT Arlington. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.