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2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$26,943 Avg Salary
$21,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is the #105 most popular major in Illinois with 235 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Linguistics & Comparative Literature program at each school on the list.

Check out the comparative literature bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 61% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 32% are male.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 64% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in comparative literature at SIUE, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

About 60% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree linguistics and comparative literature programs. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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#8

Knox College

Galesburg, IL

Knox College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Knox is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Galesburg.

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#9

Principia College

Elsah, IL

With a ranking of #9, Principia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for linguistics and comparative literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Elsah, Principia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Principia College Report

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 153
Ohio 171
Indiana 121
Wisconsin 90

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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