Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Bucknell University

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at Bucknell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,726. In 2021, 5 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Bucknell.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Bucknell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	170

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Romance 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 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
• Image Credit: By Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.