Linguistics & Comparative Literature at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 44 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

NMSU Main Campus Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at NMSU Main Campus 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 NMSU Main Campus 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
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	156

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $23,578. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from NMSU Main Campus. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Interpreters and Translators	510	$58,700
Social Scientists	170	$79,880
English Language and Literature Professors	90	$56,750

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.