Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Cruz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,426 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Cruz in 2021, 216 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.

UC Santa Cruz Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UC Santa Cruz 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
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	63
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #63 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Santa Cruz Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Santa Cruz is $23,717. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	95
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UC Santa Cruz Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from UC Santa Cruz. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 67% 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 - Santa Cruz with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.