Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Saint Joseph’s University

If you plan to study linguistics and comparative literature, take a look at what Saint Joseph's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,779 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph's University in 2021, 6 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.

St. Joe’s Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

St. Joe’s Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at St. Joe's 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 St. Joe's 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 Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from St. Joe's. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

St. Joe's also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Social Scientists	550	$83,400

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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.