Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Every linguistics and 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from MSU Denver.

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.

MSU Denver Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Comparative Literature (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

MSU Denver Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver 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
	2
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Basic Certificate Schools	10
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Basic Certificate Schools	25
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $32,791. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from MSU Denver in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at MSU Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Denver 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$70,050
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440
Social Scientists	740	$81,380
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$65,040

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.