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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In 2021, 14 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Northwestern 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from Northwestern. This makes it the #103 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Northwestern. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in comparative literature from Northwestern. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 6 students 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern 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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