Comparative Literature at Northwestern University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Comparative Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Northwestern Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #17 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 Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

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

Linguistics

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
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

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
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