Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Willamette University

If you are interested in studying linguistics and comparative literature, you may want to check out the program at Willamette University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,866. Of the 401 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in 2,021, 1 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.

Willamette Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Willamette Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at Willamette 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	115
	129
Best Value Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Willamette.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Interpreters and Translators	1,210	$50,090
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	470	$72,020
Social Scientists	450	$76,420

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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.