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Pennsylvania State University - University Park MA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The main focus area for this major is Comparative Literature. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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 Penn State University Park MA in Comparative Literature

#151 in the U.S
#8 in Pennsylvania

Each year, College Factual produces its Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Comparative Literature from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online MA in Comparative Literature?

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

Penn State University Park Master’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

5 Master's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 5 master’s degrees in comparative literature awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in comparative literature in 2018-2019, 60.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of comparative literature master’s degree recipients at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature 5

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 1
Romance Languages 17

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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