Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAH Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UAH Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UAH 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.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at University of Alabama in Huntsville. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama in Huntsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages	11

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
English Language and Literature Professors	930	$58,690
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510
Social Scientists	220	$84,890
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	140	$58,720

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.