Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Carleton College

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying linguistics & comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Carleton College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 1,940.

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.

Carleton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Carleton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Carleton 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 Carleton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Carleton College.

Carleton Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% 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 Carleton since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Carleton College with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Carleton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	12

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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730
English Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$66,150
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	650	$70,130
Social Scientists	460	$94,380

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
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