Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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 Nebraska Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year. Of the 419 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2021, 9 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.

NWU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

NWU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at NWU 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 NWU 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 Schools	25
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

The comparative literature program at NWU awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Romance Languages

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Interpreters and Translators	790	$43,760
English Language and Literature Professors	320	$71,610
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	40	$64,840

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.