Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of North Carolina at Asheville

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 3,363 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.

UNCA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

UNCA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UNCA 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.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UNCA

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

UNCA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 UNCA since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Asheville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages	5

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Social Scientists	1,130	$73,420
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	840	$65,540

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
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