Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Wayne State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from Wayne State in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Wayne State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	450	$75,020
Social Scientists	380	$75,380

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 Del arte under License

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