by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Cornell 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, 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. Cornell was ranked #28 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for comparative literature majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in New York.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
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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 Cornell took out an average of $14,000 in student loans. That is 33% lower than the national average of $20,883.
comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell make an average of $25,194 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the Cornell 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 Cornell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the comparative literature students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at Cornell in 2019-2020, 38.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 15 |
| Comparative Literature | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 36 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 12 |
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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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