Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Santa Barbara

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study linguistics & comparative literature, take a look at what University of California - Santa Barbara has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UCSB 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 UCSB since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	34
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	78
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	38
Comparative Literature	34

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 - Santa Barbara.

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
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