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

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Finding the Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for comparative literature majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Benedictine University to be the most popular school for linguistics and comparative literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in comparative literature at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 71% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

Full Linguistics & Comparative Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular linguistics and comparative literature schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in comparative literature at SIUC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in comparative literature at Illinois State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the comparative literature majors at the school.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Linguistics & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for linguistics and comparative literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools 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 8 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.

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