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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Iowa

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Iowa

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at University of Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Iowa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Iowa 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.

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Iowa. This makes it the #21 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 Iowa

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

Iowa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Iowa Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

73% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The comparative literature program at Iowa awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Iowa, 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 Iowa with a master's in comparative literature.

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

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
English Language and Literature Professors 910 $84,130
Interpreters and Translators 630 $37,840
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 310 $76,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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