Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Virginia Military Institute

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

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 1,698 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from VMI.

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.

VMI Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

VMI Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks comparative literature programs across the country. The following shows how VMI 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 VMI 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
Best Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Linguistics & Literature Schools	2
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
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Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools	10
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Schools	48
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools	178

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from VMI Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at VMI is $39,025. This is 46% higher than $26,684, which is the national average for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from VMI. About 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at VMI since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VMI 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Military Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	940	$68,850

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 Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.