Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Davis

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 University of California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UC Davis.

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 Davis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UC Davis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UC Davis 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
	82
	97

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UC Davis. This makes it the #11 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from UC Davis Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $25,416. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in comparative literature from UC Davis in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Davis Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from UC Davis. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UC Davis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.