Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In 2021, 1 comparative literature major received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UofSC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UofSC 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, 8 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UofSC. This makes it the #50 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from UofSC.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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

UofSC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from UofSC in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UofSC, 88% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	710	$70,130
Interpreters and Translators	460	$44,950
Social Scientists	180	$74,050
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	130	$68,850

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.