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The bachelor's program at UNM was ranked #93 on College Factual's Best Schools for comparative literature list. It is also ranked #1 in New Mexico.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of New Mexico - Main Campus handed out 31 bachelor's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature. This is an increase of 15% over the previous year when 27 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UNM. This makes it the #50 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 2 students received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature in 2021, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $19,169. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
White | 13 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 3 |
Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UNM in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UNM are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 100% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in comparative literature.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Romance Languages | 117 |
American Sign Language | 14 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 6 |
Germanic Languages | 2 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 1 |
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