by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Northwestern is the best school in the United States for comparative literature majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,227 | $58,227 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,616 | $17,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,304 | $3,304 |
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comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $44,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 73% higher than the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the Northwestern comparative literature bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% of the comparative literature students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 70.0% of the comparative literature bachelor’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 6 |
| Comparative Literature | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 8 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | 7 |
| Romance Languages | 19 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 6 |
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*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.
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