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Boston University BA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$41,565 Average Salary

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Boston University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Boston U BA in Comparative Literature

#13 in the U.S
#2 in Massachusetts

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Boston U is in the top 10% of the country for comparative literature. More specifically it was ranked #13 out of 209 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates5
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools7
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates11
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools11
Highest Paid Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates13
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)25
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)25
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)35
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans40
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans42
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)42
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)42
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)48
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Veterans48
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)82
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)90
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)96
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature102
Most Popular Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature104
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)128
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)141
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)149
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)164
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)171
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature172
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)192
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature200
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature236
Most Focused Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature280

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Comparative Literature from Boston U Cost?

$58,072 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Boston U Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,854$56,854
Fees$1,218$1,218
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$16,640$16,640
On Campus Other Expenses$1,950$1,950

Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BA in Comparative Literature From Boston U?

$41,565 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from Boston U make an average of $41,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is 62% higher than the national average of $25,589.

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Does Boston U Offer an Online BA in Comparative Literature?

Online degrees for the Boston U comparative literature bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
81.0% Women
42.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 21 bachelor’s degrees in comparative literature handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 81.0% of the comparative literature students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at Boston U in 2019-2020, 42.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at Boston U

Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Linguistics14
Comparative Literature4
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services3

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
East Asian Languages13
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages4
Romance Languages17
Classical Languages & Literature3

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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.

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