Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras stacks up to those at other schools.

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 13,892. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UPR Rio Piedras.

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.

UPR Rio Piedras Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UPR Rio Piedras Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how UPR Rio Piedras performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UPR Rio Piedras 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 Value Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	6
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	106

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UPR Rio Piedras. This makes it the #14 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from UPR Rio Piedras Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPR Rio Piedras is $20,193. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

UPR Rio Piedras Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UPR Rio Piedras Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from UPR Rio Piedras. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

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

UPR Rio Piedras also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Osvaldo Ocasio under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.