Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Los Angeles

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 - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UCLA.

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.

UCLA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UCLA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how UCLA performed in these rankings.

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 UCLA 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
	9
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
	24

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UCLA. This makes it the #23 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCLA Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $34,901. This is 31% higher than $26,684, which is the national average for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 120 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	22
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCLA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UCLA in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UCLA, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
• Middle Eastern Semitic 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.