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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Syracuse Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Syracuse Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

54% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Syracuse 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

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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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