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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at West Virginia University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

WVU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

WVU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

69% Women
Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from WVU in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University 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 3
International Students 26
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
English Language and Literature Professors 580 $53,790
Social Scientists 190 $73,480
Interpreters and Translators 70 $38,590
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 60 $41,930

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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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