Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986. In 2021, 43 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi 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.

Mississippi State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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
	27
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools	32

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Mississippi State. This makes it the #28 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Mississippi State Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $30,100. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Mississippi State in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mississippi State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

The comparative literature program at Mississippi State awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

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

Mississippi State 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$57,250
Social Scientists	190	$70,590
Interpreters and Translators	140	$52,110
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	120	$59,690

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.