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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606. In 2021, 20 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss.

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.

Southern Miss Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Southern Miss Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how Southern Miss performed in these rankings.

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 Southern Miss 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 Schools 138
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools 144

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Southern Miss. About 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Southern Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
English Language and Literature Professors 390 $57,250
Social Scientists 190 $70,590
Interpreters and Translators 140 $52,110
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 120 $59,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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