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

23% 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 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.

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

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.

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

48% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 69% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNC Chapel Hill Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 71% 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 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	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	34
Modern Languages	20
Comparative Literature	1

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
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