Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 30 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.

UT Dallas Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UT Dallas 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 Dallas 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
	7
	17
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UT Dallas. This makes it the #96 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Dallas Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $35,237. This is 32% higher than $26,684, which is the national average for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

The comparative literature program at UT Dallas awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Dallas Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from UT Dallas. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas 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

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.