Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Marshall University

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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Marshall University.

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.

Marshall University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Marshall University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Marshall University 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 Marshall University 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 Focused Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools	32
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marshall University 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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790
Social Scientists	190	$73,480
Interpreters and Translators	70	$38,590
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	60	$41,930

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.