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. Of the 1,684 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2021, 11 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.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UAH 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	78
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155

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

Of the 11 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAH, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 82% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student 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 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.