Linguistics & Comparative Literature at George Mason University

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

GMU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for comparative literature at the following degree levels:

GMU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at George Mason University.

GMU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

The comparative literature program at GMU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	940	$68,850

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.