Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every linguistics and comparative literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the comparative literature program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. In 2021, 31 comparative literature majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

UIUC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The comparative literature major at UIUC 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 Focused Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in comparative literature from UIUC. This makes it the #8 most popular school for comparative literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIUC Comparative Literature Graduates

The median salary of comparative literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $35,846. This is 34% higher than $26,684, which is the national average for all comparative literature bachelor's degree recipients.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from UIUC in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical comparative literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

The comparative literature program at UIUC awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in comparative literature. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.