Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2021, 3 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.

Louisiana Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Louisiana Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

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 Louisiana Tech 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 Schools	321

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 comparative literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Social Scientists	280	$72,880
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	150	$62,190
Interpreters and Translators	90	$40,440

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.