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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Kentucky

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what University of Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. 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.

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

45% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UK, 82% 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 University of Kentucky with a master's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
English Language and Literature Professors 800 $66,030
Interpreters and Translators 650 $49,690
Social Scientists 340 $71,870
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 210 $67,020

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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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