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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Boston University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Boston University

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 Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in comparative literature.

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.

Boston U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Boston U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

73% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in comparative literature from Boston U. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Boston U, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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*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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