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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Williams College

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Williams College

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

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and approximately 1,987 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Williams.

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.

Williams Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Williams Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

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 Williams 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Most Focused Linguistics & Literature Schools 39
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 174
Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Schools 227

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in comparative literature from Williams in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Williams since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its comparative literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890
Social Scientists 430 $80,210

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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