Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	30

Related Majors

• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Interpreters and Translators	1,210	$50,090
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	470	$72,020
Social Scientists	450	$76,420

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.