Linguistics & Comparative Literature at California State University - Fullerton

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what California State University - Fullerton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 21 of them were linguistics and comparative literature majors.

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 State Fullerton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State Fullerton performed in these rankings.

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 Cal State Fullerton 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 Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	67
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	143

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #36 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from Cal State Fullerton Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $21,792. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State Fullerton, about 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 Cal State Fullerton since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State Fullerton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Cal State Fullerton in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• 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 - Fullerton.

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.