Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you plan to study linguistics and 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. Of the 7,001 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Barbara in 2021, 137 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.

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UCSB 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	53
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	69

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UCSB. This makes it the #69 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCSB Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $26,790. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The comparative literature program at UCSB awarded 137 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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	17
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	49
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in comparative literature from UCSB. About 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• East Asian 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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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