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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The main focus area for this major is Comparative Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BA in Comparative Literature

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 comparative literature major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Comparative Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature 160
Most Focused Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature 328

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Comparative Literature from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $726 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BA in Comparative Literature?

Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

12 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 12 bachelor’s degrees in comparative literature awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their BA in comparative literature in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the comparative literature bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature 12

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Related Major Annual Graduates
East Asian Languages 18
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 8
Germanic Languages 12
Romance Languages 87
Classical Languages & Literature 18

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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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