Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Pitt.

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.

Pitt Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Comparative Literature (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature

Pitt Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Pitt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Pitt 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 Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	68

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Pitt. This makes it the #96 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Pitt Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $33,174. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Pitt Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Pitt in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Pitt, 100% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in comparative literature.

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

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.