Linguistics & Comparative Literature at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 31 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.

CSUN Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

CSUN Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN 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 CSUN 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
	83
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	104
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	211

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from CSUN. This makes it the #41 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $18,432. This is less than $26,684, which is the national average of all comparative literature majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from CSUN in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUN Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from CSUN in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

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

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.