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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northwestern University

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 comparative literature majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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