by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Linguistics. 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at U-M paid an average of $2,686 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $1,309 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 | $24,344 | $49,120 |
| Fees | $428 | $428 |
U-M does not offer an online option for its comparative literature doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the U-M Online Learning page.
Women made up around 28.6% of the comparative literature students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in comparative literature at U-M in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 15%.
| 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 1 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | 3 |
| Romance Languages | 7 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 1 |
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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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