Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Missouri - Columbia. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mizzou paid an average of $920 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $311 per credit hour. 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 | $9,330 | $27,612 |
Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Comparative Literature students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mizzou took out an average of $23,960 in student loans. That is 15% higher than the national average of $20,883.
comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $36,668 a year during the early days of their career. That is 43% higher than the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the Mizzou 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 Mizzou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.0% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.0% of the comparative literature bachelor’s degrees at Mizzou in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 41 |
International Students | 1 |
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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Modern Languages | 40 |
Linguistics | 10 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 6 |
Germanic Languages | 9 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 11 |
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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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