Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Kent State University at Kent

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what Kent State University at Kent has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Kent 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.

Kent State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature

Kent State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how Kent State performed in these rankings.

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 Kent 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
	72
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	90

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Kent State. This makes it the #9 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Kent State, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent 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	0

Kent State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from Kent State. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• American Sign Language
• 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Social Scientists	1,660	$77,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$70,140

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.