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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BA in Linguistics & Comparative Literature

25 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Average Student Debt

Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 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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Rankings for the UIUC BA in Comparative Literature

#68 in the U.S
#4 in Illinois

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UIUC was ranked #68 on College Factual's Best Schools for comparative literature list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for UIUC.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)7
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)13
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)18
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans18
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)18
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)19
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans19
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature20
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $0-$30k)23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)24
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (With Aid)25
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)28
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges for Veterans28
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $48-$75k)29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)30
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)32
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $30-$48k)32
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Degree Schools38
Most Popular Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature38
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature39
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature50
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates53
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature53
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools54
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)62
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)64
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools68
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature76
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)85
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)88
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates99
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income $75-$110k)107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature110
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature (Income Over $110k)113
Best Value Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature118
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates121
Highest Paid Linguistics & Comparative Literature Graduates170
Most Focused Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature213
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature234

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Comparative Literature from UIUC Cost?

$17,213 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$16,000 Average Student Debt

UIUC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UIUC was $1,079 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $605 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$14,317$33,824
Fees$2,896$2,896
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$12,252$12,252
On Campus Other Expenses$2,500$2,500

Learn more about UIUC tuition and fees.

UIUC Comparative Literature BA Student Debt

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. Comparative Literature students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIUC took out an average of $16,000 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $20,883.

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Does UIUC Offer an Online BA in Comparative Literature?

Online degrees for the UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.

UIUC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Comparative Literature

25 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
64.0% Women
28.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 25 bachelor’s degrees in comparative literature awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 64.0% of the comparative literature students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.0% of comparative literature bachelor’s degree recipients at UIUC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White17
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in Comparative Literature Focus Areas at UIUC

Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Linguistics23
Comparative Literature2

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to linguistics and comparative literature.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages4
Romance Languages62
Classical Languages & Literature2

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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.

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