by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you are interested in comparative literature, consider exploring other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of comparative literature, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| American Literature (Canadian) | 1 | — |
| American Literature (United States) | 1 | 30 |
| Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 1 | 55 |
| Creative Writing | 1 | 7,423 |
| Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature | 1 | 24 |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General | 1 | — |
| Digital Humanities | 1 | 126 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 1 | 34,210 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 1 | 1,064 |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth) | 1 | 266 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 2,847 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 2,396 |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 967 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 240 |
| Applied Linguistics | 197 |
Part of the broader field of Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, comparative literature shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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