Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Southern Maine

Every linguistics & 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 Southern Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022.

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.

University of Southern Maine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

University of Southern Maine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at University of Southern Maine 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.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics	25

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$68,840
Interpreters and Translators	140	$63,210
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	130	$70,040
Social Scientists	120	$74,750

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.