Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received their master's degree in comparative literature.

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.

Benedictine U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Benedictine U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 27 comparative literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Benedictine U, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Related Majors

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 Benedictine 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.