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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at UW - Madison 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.

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.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UW - Madison Linguistics & 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 Wisconsin - Madison 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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics 13
Comparative Literature 3

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers 20,070 $58,360
Interpreters and Translators 1,070 $50,750
English Language and Literature Professors 820 $76,340
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 440 $73,400
Social Scientists 250 $73,870

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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