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Barnard College BA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Barnard College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Barnard BA in Comparative Literature

#27 in the U.S
#4 in New York

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Barnard was ranked #27 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for comparative literature majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Barnard.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools24
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools27
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature32
Most Focused Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature45
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)69
Highest Paid Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates75
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)77
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)77
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)122
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)142
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)146
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)163
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)165
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature177
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans177
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature179
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)180
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)184
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Veterans200
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)201
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature205
Most Popular Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature209

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Comparative Literature from Barnard Cost?

$57,479 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Barnard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Barnard paid an average of $1,860 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$55,781$55,781
Fees$1,698$1,698
Books and Supplies$1,150$1,150
On Campus Room and Board$17,856$17,856
On Campus Other Expenses$1,370$1,370

Learn more about Barnard tuition and fees.

Does Barnard Offer an Online BA in Comparative Literature?

Barnard does not offer an online option for its comparative literature bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Barnard Online Learning page.

Barnard Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

9 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 9 bachelor’s degrees in comparative literature awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in comparative literature in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at Barnard in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at Barnard

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Linguistics1
Comparative Literature8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages1
Germanic Languages1
Romance Languages11
Classical Languages & Literature1

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References

*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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