Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Yale University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying linguistics & comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Yale University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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.

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Yale 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Yale since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Yale 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

42% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Yale, 54% 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 Yale University with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages	30
Comparative Literature	24
Linguistics	13

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560
Social Scientists	260	$77,930

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
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