Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMN Twin Cities Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	28
Modern Languages	3
Comparative Literature	2

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730
English Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$66,150
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	650	$70,130
Social Scientists	460	$94,380

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
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