Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Illinois State University

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 Illinois State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Illinois State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Illinois State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Linguistics & Comparative Literature from Illinois State in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State 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	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Illinois State 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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.