Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,461 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in 2,021, 1 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.

Fordham U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Fordham U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

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 Fordham U 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
	11
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	384

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Fordham U. This is the #127 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 comparative literature major earned their bachelor's degree from Fordham U.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.