Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ball State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Ball State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

43% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Ball State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Ball State, 71% 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 Ball State University with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ball State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	2

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$72,500
Social Scientists	180	$82,010

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
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