Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UAF Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

UAF Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UAF in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UAF, 75% 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 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
High School Teachers	2,380	$77,920
Social Scientists	170	$74,550
Interpreters and Translators	90	$52,990

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.