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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at San Francisco State University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 11 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.

SFSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

SFSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how SFSU performed in these rankings.

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 SFSU 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
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools 24

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from SFSU. This makes it the #96 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from SFSU Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $29,969. 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.

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Comparative Literature Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in comparative literature from SFSU in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SFSU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The comparative literature program at SFSU awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from SFSU, 67% 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 San Francisco State University with a master's in comparative literature.

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

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

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 CA, the home state for San Francisco State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Interpreters and Translators 9,310 $58,180
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 2,700 $114,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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