Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. Of the 4,743 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2021, 12 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.

UD Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UD Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

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 UD 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
	45

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UD. This makes it the #23 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 UD

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

UD Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UD. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 14 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UD, about 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• East Asian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
English Language and Literature Professors	230	$71,480
Social Scientists	50	$67,990
Interpreters and Translators	50	$53,860

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.