Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Central Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Central Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in comparative literature.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Linguistics & Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

CCSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Online Classes Are Available at CCSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CCSU does offer online courses in comparative literature for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CCSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at CCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Central Connecticut State University.

CCSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 21 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CCSU, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from CCSU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Comparative Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in comparative literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560
Social Scientists	260	$77,930

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.