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Comparative Literature at University of Pennsylvania

Comparative Literature at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

UPenn Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UPenn Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UPenn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #6 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 Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

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

UPenn Comparative Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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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.

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

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
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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