Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Binghamton 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 Binghamton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and approximately 18,148 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

Binghamton University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Binghamton University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Binghamton University in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Binghamton University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Binghamton University, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• Romance Languages

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 NY, the home state for Binghamton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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 Claire H under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.