Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Irvine

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 - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UC Irvine.

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 Irvine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UC Irvine 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UC Irvine. This makes it the #96 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 comparative literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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

UC Irvine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from UC Irvine in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.