Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Riverside

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 - Riverside stacks up to those at other schools.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 45 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.

UCR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UCR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UCR 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
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
	113

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UCR. This is the #117 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $24,872. This is less than $26,684, which is the national average of all comparative literature majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UCR. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in comparative literature from UCR.

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

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.