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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

58% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 2,700 $114,690

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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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