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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Comparative Literature 8

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Interpreters and Translators 980 $62,610
English Language and Literature Professors 970 $80,380
Social Scientists 270 $70,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 230 $80,020

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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