Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Arizona

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 University of Arizona stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

University of Arizona Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from University of Arizona in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Romance Languages

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Interpreters and Translators	2,940	$46,100
English Language and Literature Professors	900	$76,610
Social Scientists	470	$83,830
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	440	$69,820

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.