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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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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Comparative Literature among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | 73 (3.1%) |  |  |
|  | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | 68 (5.6%) |  |  |
|  | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | 49 (0.7%) |  |  |
|  | University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | 43 (1.7%) |  |  |
|  | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | 40 (0.8%) |  |  |
|  | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 37 (0.6%) |  |  |
|  | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | 30 (2.6%) |  |  |
|  | Brown University Providence, RI | 30 (2.0%) |  |  |
|  | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 26 (0.4%) |  |  |
|  | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | 23 (0.4%) |  |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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