Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UT Austin.

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 Austin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UT Austin 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
	21
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	66
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UT Austin. This makes it the #36 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.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from UT Austin Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $27,205. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UT Austin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from UT Austin in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UT Austin, 55% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• East Asian Languages
• 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 Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.