Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Smith College

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

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,504. In 2021, 9 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Smith.

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.

Smith Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Smith Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Smith 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 Smith 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	41
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
	102
	119
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	161
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	227

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Smith in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Smith 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 Smith College with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• East Asian Languages
• 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 MA, the home state for Smith College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890
Social Scientists	430	$80,210

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 Redjar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.