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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

UMass Boston Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

UMass Boston Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

79% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from UMass Boston, 72% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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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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