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The comparative literature major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Linguistics & Comparative Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 10 bachelor's degrees in linguistics & comparative literature. This is a decrease of 52% over the previous year when 21 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Purdue. This makes it the #28 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 15 students received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature in 2021, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Of the 10 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 50% were men and 50% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Purdue are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 70% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
Of the 13 students who graduated with a Master’s in comparative literature from Purdue in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in comparative literature.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 9 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Romance Languages | 41 |
East Asian Languages | 5 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 3 |
Germanic Languages | 2 |
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