Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Brown University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for comparative literature majors, Brown came in at #8. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for Brown.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Brown was $1,851 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $59,254 | $59,254 |
Fees | $1,330 | $1,330 |
Books and Supplies | $1,642 | $1,642 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,908 | $15,908 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,202 | $2,202 |
Learn more about Brown tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Brown in Comparative Literature walked away with an average of $16,500 in student debt. That is 21% lower than the national average of $20,883.
The median early career salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Brown is $32,925 per year. That is 29% higher than the national average of $25,589.
Brown does not offer an online option for its comparative literature bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brown Online Learning page.
About 55.0% of the students who received their BA in comparative literature in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the comparative literature bachelor’s degrees at Brown in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics | 3 |
Comparative Literature | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Romance Languages | 5 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 16 |
View All Linguistics & Comparative Literature Related Majors >
*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.