Linguistics & Comparative Literature at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 70% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages	7

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 Daderot under License

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