Linguistics & Comparative Literature at California State University - Fresno

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

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Fresno State.

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.

Fresno State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Fresno State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Fresno State 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
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	42
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	151
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Fresno State. This makes it the #50 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Fresno State in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 California State University - Fresno with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Fresno State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Fresno State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fresno with a master's in comparative literature.

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

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

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 State University - Fresno.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.