Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Indiana University - Bloomington

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 Indiana University - Bloomington stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in comparative literature each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from IU Bloomington, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• East Asian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	510	$72,500
Social Scientists	180	$82,010

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.