Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. Of the 4,294 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus in 2021, 31 of them were linguistics and comparative literature majors.

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.

UNM Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UNM Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UNM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UNM 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	77

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UNM. This makes it the #50 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNM Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $19,169. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in comparative literature from UNM in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNM Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from UNM in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UNM, 100% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNM also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• American Sign Language
• 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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Interpreters and Translators	510	$58,700
Social Scientists	170	$79,880
English Language and Literature Professors	90	$56,750

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.