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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Texas Tech University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

Texas Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Texas Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

63% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in comparative literature from Texas Tech. About 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Texas Tech, 58% 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 Texas Tech University with a master's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 4
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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Interpreters and Translators 5,460 $58,650
English Language and Literature Professors 5,380 $75,720
Social Scientists 1,970 $80,430
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,620 $71,920

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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