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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at North Carolina State University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at North Carolina State University

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what North Carolina State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

NC State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

NC State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

69% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from NC State in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
English Language and Literature Professors 2,720 $64,080
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Social Scientists 1,130 $73,420
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 840 $65,540

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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