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University of Iowa MA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
$33,993 Average Salary

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Iowa. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in comparative literature, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Comparative Literature from Iowa Cost?

$11,666 Average Tuition and Fees

Iowa Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Iowa was $1,700 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $648 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,079$26,026
Fees$1,587$1,587

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Comparative Literature From Iowa?

$33,993 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of comparative literature students who receive their master’s degree from Iowa is $33,993 per year. That is 18% lower than the national average of $41,620.

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Does Iowa Offer an Online MA in Comparative Literature?

Online degrees for the Iowa comparative literature master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa Online Learning page.

Iowa Master’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

18 Master's Degrees Awarded
72.2% Women
16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 18 master’s degrees in comparative literature awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 72.2% of the students who received their MA in comparative literature in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the comparative literature master’s degrees at Iowa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities4

MA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at Iowa

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Linguistics6
Language Translation12

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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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