Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if University of Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from UChicago.

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.

UChicago Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UChicago Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the comparative literature progam at UChicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UChicago 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
	89
	141

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UChicago. This makes it the #69 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UChicago Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UChicago is $14,137. 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 UChicago

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

UChicago Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 comparative literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UChicago, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in comparative literature at UChicago 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UChicago Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UChicago in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• South Asian Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature

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 University of Chicago.

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.