Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of South Alabama

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at University of South Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. Of the 2,008 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Alabama in 2021, 21 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.

USA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

USA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at USA 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 USA 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	84

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 comparative literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from USA. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at USA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at USA 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 University of South Alabama with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
English Language and Literature Professors	930	$58,690
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510
Social Scientists	220	$84,890
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	140	$58,720

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
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