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Major Overview for Comparative Literature

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Overview for Comparative Literature

A program that focuses on two or more literary traditions in the original languages or in translation. Includes instruction in comparative linguistics; applicable foreign languages; English/French language and literature; literary criticism; and applications to genre, period, national, and textual studies as well as literary forms such as poetry, prose, and drama.

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A major in Comparative Literature is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Comparative Literature

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Comparative Literature among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
73
(3.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,425
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
68
(5.6%)
Highly Selective$20,755
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
49
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
43
(1.7%)
Minimally Selective$10,685
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
40
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$21,354
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
37
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$18,030
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
30
(2.6%)
Most Selective$45,125
Brown University
Providence, RI
30
(2.0%)
Most Selective$47,132
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
26
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$13,754
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
23
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$19,386
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.