Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Kentucky

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 Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In 2021, 35 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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.

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UK 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, 11 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UK. This makes it the #36 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UK Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $23,473. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UK in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UK in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UK, 82% 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 Kentucky with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UK also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Germanic 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
English Language and Literature Professors	800	$66,030
Interpreters and Translators	650	$49,690
Social Scientists	340	$71,870
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	210	$67,020

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.