Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 6,496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 50 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Chapel Hill performed in these rankings.

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 UNC Chapel Hill 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
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	79

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #69 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $27,479. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UNC Chapel Hill. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Chapel Hill Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in comparative literature.

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

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

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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
• Image Credit: By Marchmain05 under License

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