Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from CU - Boulder.

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.

CU - Boulder Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at CU - Boulder 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 CU - Boulder 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	39
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	153

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #41 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from CU - Boulder. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU - Boulder Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from CU - Boulder. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. CU - Boulder does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% 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 Colorado Boulder with a master's in comparative literature.

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

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$70,050
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440
Social Scientists	740	$81,380
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$65,040

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.