by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at New York University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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Part-time graduates at NYU paid an average of $1,928 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,704 | $34,704 |
| Fees | $2,188 | $2,188 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the comparative literature master’s degree program at NYU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.3% of the comparative literature students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.8%.
Around 22.2% of comparative literature master’s degree recipients at NYU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Modern Languages | 6 |
| Linguistics | 5 |
| Language Translation | 6 |
| Comparative Literature | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Germanic Languages | 2 |
| Romance Languages | 33 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 7 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 2 |
| Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) | 8 |
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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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