by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UW - Madison was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for comparative literature list. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Madison.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
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comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison make an average of $28,598 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison comparative literature bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 81.0% of the students who received their BA in comparative literature in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 20 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| African Languages | 2 |
| East Asian Languages | 27 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 11 |
| Germanic Languages | 18 |
| Romance Languages | 189 |
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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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