Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Oberlin College

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 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.

Oberlin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Oberlin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Oberlin 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 Oberlin

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

Oberlin Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

The following comparative literature concentations are available at Oberlin College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oberlin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Comparative Literature	13

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Social Scientists	1,660	$77,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$70,140

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
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