by our College Data Analytics TeamLinguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in comparative literature, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at SIUC paid an average of $320 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 | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SIUC in Comparative Literature walked away with an average of $19,500 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $20,883.
comparative literature who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUC make an average of $24,615 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $25,589.
Online degrees for the SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in comparative literature in 2019-2020, 67.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature at SIUC in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Modern Languages | 23 |
| Linguistics | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 1 |
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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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