Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Tennessee Technological University

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,905 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University in 2021, 5 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.

Tennessee Tech University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Tennessee Tech University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Tech University 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	210
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	310

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Tech University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Tennessee Tech University. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee Tech University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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

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

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Interpreters and Translators	670	$43,550
Social Scientists	590	$61,800
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	340	$67,560

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 Brian Stansberry under License

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