Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Nevada - Reno

Every linguistics & 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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

UNR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

63% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at University of Nevada - Reno. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Reno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages	5

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Interpreters and Translators	710	$52,150
English Language and Literature Professors	490	$58,200
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	160	$57,030
Social Scientists	120	$79,120

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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