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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at James Madison University

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at James Madison University

Every linguistics & comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

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.

JMU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

JMU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at JMU 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 JMU

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

JMU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages 57

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 James Madison University.

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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