Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of California - Santa Barbara

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 California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 5 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSB, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Barbara.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.