Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Berkeley

Every linguistics & 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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 UC Berkeley since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	24
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Berkeley Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	61
Comparative Literature	35

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
• Germanic 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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