Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of North Texas

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at University of North Texas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in 2021, 26 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.

UNT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UNT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how UNT 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 UNT 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
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	100
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	101

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UNT. This makes it the #83 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNT Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $21,779. This is less than $26,684, which is the national average of all comparative literature majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UNT. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UNT since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UNT 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 Texas with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNT Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from UNT in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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

UNT 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
• East Asian Languages
• 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,620	$71,920

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.