COMPARATIVE LITERATURE DEGREES
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 ### UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

 Comparative literature is an incredibly unpopular course of study. Each focus hands out around 6,200 annual four-year degrees; last year, 803 people received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature, making it America's 237th most popular focus for college students. 145 of those students are now alumni of a single college, the [University of California-Santa Cruz](/colleges/university-of-california-santa-cruz). 293 of those undergrad students attended college in California.

 Picking the best college for you can be tricky, given that 95 schools across the nation grant four-year degrees in comparative literature. At the undergraduate level, the average major is 2 times more commonly available than comparative literature., making it the 174th most commonly offered degree in America.

 ### GRADUATE DEGREES

 While 72% of last spring's degrees in comparative literature were undergraduate degrees; 28% were postgraduate degrees. Comparative literature is the 220th most popular postgraduate degree in the United States of America, with 307 degrees granted. For context, the average subject is 9 times more popular among graduate students than comparative literature.

 In Total, 1,110 students received a bachelor's or higher in comparative literature last spring.

 ### ONLINE COMPARATIVE LITERATURE DEGREES

Not a single comparative literature student was granted a four-year degree or postgrad degree in a fully remote program last May. Online programs aren't even available at any US schools. ### PARTIALLY ONLINE COMPARATIVE LITERATURE DEGREES

 * 62 people were conferred undergrad degrees in comparative literature partially online last May
* Partially online undergrad degrees in comparative literature are available at 64 colleges countrywide
* Last year, 80 students were conferred a bachelor's or higher in comparative literature partially online
* [The University of Texas at Dallas](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas)​ awarded the most partially online bachelor's degrees in comparative literature in the US (9)
* Indiana is home to 2 colleges offering undergrad degrees partially online in comparative literature, more than any other state
* The average area of study is available partially online at more or less 154 schools

 ### IN-PERSON COMPARATIVE LITERATURE DEGREES

 * Comparative literature is the 205th most popular completely in-person four-year degree in the United States of America
* Comparative literature is the 62nd most universally available in-person college degree across the country
* Last May, 1,030 students completed a bachelor's or higher in comparative literature completely in-person
* [Reed College's](/colleges/reed-college)​ last undergraduate class had the most dense population of in-person comparative literature majors in the USA (3.48%)
* Ohio houses the most schools offering completely in-person undergraduate degrees in comparative literature of any state (3)
* The typical focus confers 1,836 grad degrees per year in-person


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2023 Comparative Literature Salary

There are about 2,176 students enrolled in Comparative Literature in the USA.