by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Brigham Young University - Provo. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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. The bachelor's program at BYU was ranked #51 on College Factual's Best Schools for comparative literature list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at BYU paid an average of $313 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,970 | $5,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $896 | $896 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,808 | $7,808 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,920 | $4,920 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Comparative Literature students who received their bachelor’s degree at BYU took out an average of $9,748 in student loans. That is 53% lower than the national average of $20,883.
The median early career salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor’s degree from BYU is $28,443 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the BYU 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 BYU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.1% of the comparative literature students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.3% of the comparative literature bachelor’s degrees at BYU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 67 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 49 |
| Language Translation | 15 |
| Comparative Literature | 4 |
| Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 30 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 42 |
| Germanic Languages | 12 |
| Romance Languages | 162 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 34 |
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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.
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