Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 88 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.

Virginia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Virginia Tech does offer online courses in comparative literature for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Virginia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Virginia Tech 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 Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #50 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Comparative Literature Graduates from Virginia Tech Make?

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $33,455. This is 25% higher than $26,684, which is the national average for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 88 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at Virginia Tech 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 Tech with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Virginia Tech Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from Virginia Tech. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Virginia Tech, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Virginia Tech 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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.