Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Austin Peay State University

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if Austin Peay State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and approximately 10,272 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,588 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Austin Peay State University in 2021, 7 of them were linguistics and comparative literature majors.

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.

Austin Peay State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Austin Peay State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Austin Peay State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Linguistics & Comparative Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Austin Peay State University. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Austin Peay State University since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Austin Peay State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Austin Peay State University also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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 TN, the home state for Austin Peay State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Interpreters and Translators	670	$43,550
Social Scientists	590	$61,800
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	340	$67,560

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 Nyttend under License

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