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

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

In 2020-2021, 102 degrees and certificates were awarded to linguistics and comparative literature students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in comparative literature at UChicago, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 33% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Northwestern University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Read full report on Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 46
Ohio 50
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 24

One of 16 majors within the area of study, linguistics and comparative literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 1,304
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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