Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and has a total student population of 18,025.

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.

UH Manoa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

UH Manoa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

79% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UH Manoa, 71% 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 Hawaii at Manoa with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	11

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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
High School Teachers	4,310	$60,810
English Language and Literature Professors	440	$64,740
Social Scientists	300	$94,440
Interpreters and Translators	90	$45,580

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.

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