by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Modern Languages. 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 University of Missouri - St Louis. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UMSL was ranked #181 on College Factual's Best Schools for comparative literature list. It is also ranked #4 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMSL.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMSL paid an average of $999 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $378 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,328 | $29,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,432 | $10,432 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,738 | $4,738 |
Learn more about UMSL tuition and fees.
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 UMSL took out an average of $27,750 in student loans. That is 33% higher than the national average of $20,883.
comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMSL make an average of $28,019 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the UMSL 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 UMSL Online Learning page.
About 70.6% of the students who received their BA in comparative literature in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 70.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at UMSL in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Modern Languages | 17 |
*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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