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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Wake Forest University

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wake Forest University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Wake Forest University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Language Translation 6

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
English Language and Literature Professors 2,720 $64,080
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Social Scientists 1,130 $73,420
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 840 $65,540

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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