Purdue University - Main Campus MA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in comparative literature, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Comparative Literature from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees

Purdue Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,208	$28,010
Fees	$784	$784

Does Purdue Offer an Online MA in Comparative Literature?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Purdue does offer online classes in its comparative literature master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Master’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

5 Master's Degrees Awarded

80.0% Women

20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 5 master’s degrees in comparative literature handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.0% of the comparative literature students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of comparative literature master’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.

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

MA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at Purdue

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Modern Languages	3
Linguistics	1
Comparative Literature	1

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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