Comparative Literature at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Yale Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #12 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 Comparative Literature Master’s Program

18% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Yale, 55% 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 Yale University with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330

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
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