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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at San Jose 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 230

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from San Jose State. This makes it the #34 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The comparative literature program at San Jose State awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

San Jose State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

58% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in comparative literature from San Jose State. About 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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

San Jose State 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 Jose 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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