Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. Of the 12,018 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 52 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.

Ohio State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Comparative Literature (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Doctorate Degree in Comparative Literature

Ohio State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Ohio State 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Ohio State. This makes it the #69 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Ohio State Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $29,965. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $26,684 for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Ohio State. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ohio State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 51% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Ohio State, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Greek Language & Literature
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Germanic 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.