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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Iowa State.

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.

Iowa State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Iowa State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Iowa State 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 110

Earnings of Iowa State Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $25,309. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

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Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Iowa State in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University 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 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Iowa State 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
English Language and Literature Professors 910 $84,130
Interpreters and Translators 630 $37,840
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 310 $76,110

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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