Linguistics & Comparative Literature at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every linguistics and 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from WCUPA.

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.

WCUPA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at WCUPA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WCUPA 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 Master’s Degree Schools	60

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from WCUPA. This makes it the #69 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WCUPA Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from WCUPA. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from WCUPA, 100% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in comparative literature.

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

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

Related Majors

• Romance Languages

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100
Social Scientists	550	$83,400

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.