Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. In 2021, 37 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

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 IU Bloomington 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 Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	60

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #45 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of IU Bloomington Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington is $25,413. This is less than $26,684, which is the national average of all comparative literature majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from IU Bloomington. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from IU Bloomington, 56% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in comparative literature.

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

IU Bloomington also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• East Asian 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$72,500
Social Scientists	180	$82,010

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 Nyttend under License

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