by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Yale University. 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, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,500 | $44,500 |
Yale 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 Yale Online Learning page.
Women made up around 45.7% of the comparative literature students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.8%.
Around 28.6% of comparative literature master’s degree recipients at Yale in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Modern Languages | 21 |
| Linguistics | 3 |
| Comparative Literature | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 10 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 3 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 7 |
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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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