Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Reed College

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 Reed College stacks up to those at other schools.

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 1,385 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Reed.

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.

Reed Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Reed Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Reed compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Reed 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
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	5
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	153

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 comparative literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from Reed. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Reed since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Reed 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 Reed College with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Reed 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
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature

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 Reed College.

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.