Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Missouri Western State University

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

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and approximately 4,911 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Missouri Western.

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.

Missouri Western Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Missouri Western Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Missouri Western compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Missouri Western 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Missouri Western. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Missouri Western 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 MO, the home state for Missouri Western State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Interpreters and Translators	980	$62,610
English Language and Literature Professors	970	$80,380
Social Scientists	270	$70,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	230	$80,020

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 Americasroof under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.