Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 3,071 students attend the school each year. Of the 523 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union University in 2,021, 1 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.

Union Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Union Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at Union 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 Union 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	253
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	384

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Union.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Romance Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic 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 TN, the home state for Union 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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.