Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

U of U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

U of U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 19 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Interpreters and Translators	1,560	$43,830
English Language and Literature Professors	830	$75,410
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	320	$85,810
Social Scientists	150	$67,320

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.