Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Bucknell University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying linguistics & comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Bucknell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,726.

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.

Bucknell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Bucknell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Bucknell 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 Bucknell

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

Bucknell Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at Bucknell University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bucknell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	5

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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Social Scientists	550	$83,400

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
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