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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northeastern University

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Northeastern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Northeastern 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.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at Northeastern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics 12

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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