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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Eastern Illinois University

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

EIU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

EIU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at EIU 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.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

Linguistics & Comparative Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Modern Languages 7

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
English Language and Literature Professors 3,120 $65,860
Interpreters and Translators 1,970 $46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 870 $70,480
Social Scientists 650 $78,140

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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