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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at William & Mary

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at William & Mary

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if William & Mary is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from William & Mary.

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.

William & Mary Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

William & Mary Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at William & Mary 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 William & Mary 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 Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools 76
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools 113
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools 113

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in comparative literature from William & Mary in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Social Scientists 4,050 $110,090
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690
Interpreters and Translators 2,000 $70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 940 $68,850

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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