Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Northeastern Illinois University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 IL, the home state for Northeastern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Serhii under License

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