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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

40% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from Yale. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
English Language and Literature Professors 690 $84,330
Interpreters and Translators 430 $47,560
Social Scientists 260 $77,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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