2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in Illinois

A master's degree in comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #434 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for comparative literature students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3 master's degrees in comparative literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Comparative Literature School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in comparative literature matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Comparative Literature in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality comparative literature program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for comparative literature.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Comparative Literature in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in comparative literature.

Most Well Attended Schools for Comparative Literature Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in comparative literature. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Illinois.

There were approximately 1 comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in comparative literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in comparative literature has to look into University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in comparative literature from University of Chicago

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in comparative literature has to check out Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in comparative literature in Illinois.

There were approximately 1 comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in comparative literature from Northwestern University

Best Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	0
Ohio	466	1
Indiana	352	1
Wisconsin	302	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Comparative Literature

One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Comparative Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	40
Modern Languages	15
Language Translation	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.