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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

71% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Georgetown, 59% 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 Georgetown 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 10
International Students 3
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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers 3,850 $65,180
Social Scientists 2,690 $102,300
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 750 $72,050
Interpreters and Translators 490 $93,730
English Language and Literature Professors 370 $115,590

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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