Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The University of Texas at El Paso

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. Of the 3,981 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 27 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.

UTEP Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UTEP Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UTEP 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 UTEP 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
	90
	142

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UTEP. This is the #117 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from UTEP Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $10,968. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UTEP in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UTEP.

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

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

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student 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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.