2024 Best Comparative Literature Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in comparative literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #434 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of comparative literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 degrees in comparative literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Comparative Literature Schools List

Pick Your Comparative Literature Degree Level

The comparative literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Comparative Literature Schools in Illinois. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Comparative Literature in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of comparative literature degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Comparative Literature

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in comparative literature. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a degree in comparative literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in comparative literature needs to check out University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in comparative literature from University of Chicago

Best Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	20
Michigan	915	13
Indiana	737	14
Wisconsin	672	5

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	141
Modern Languages	56
Language Translation	31

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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.

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