Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Pennsylvania
UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. Of the 3,499 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 19 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.
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UPenn Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
- Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature
- Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature
UPenn Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings
The comparative literature major at UPenn 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.
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UPenn. This makes it the #83 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UPenn
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of Pennsylvania.
UPenn Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UPenn 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
UPenn Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UPenn also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Germanic Languages
- Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
- Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
- Classical Languages & Literature
- East Asian 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 50,460 | $64,830 |
English Language and Literature Professors | 3,860 | $75,970 |
Foreign Language and Literature Professors | 1,590 | $78,240 |
Interpreters and Translators | 750 | $50,100 |
Social Scientists | 550 | $83,400 |
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 WestCoastivieS under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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