Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year.

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.

University of Virginia Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

University of Virginia Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from University of Virginia. This makes it the #45 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

The comparative literature program at University of Virginia awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. University of Virginia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from University of Virginia, 56% 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Virginia also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	940	$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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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