2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in Illinois

A doctor's degree in linguistics and comparative literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of linguistics and comparative literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in linguistics and comparative literature during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Linguistics & Comparative Literature School for Your Doctor's Degree

The comparative literature doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Linguistics & Comparative Literature in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality linguistics and comparative literature program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for linguistics and comparative literature.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Linguistics & Comparative Literature in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for linguistics and comparative literature students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Comparative Literature Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in linguistics and comparative literature. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in linguistics and comparative literature in Illinois.

There were roughly 9 linguistics and comparative literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in linguistics and comparative literature from Northwestern University

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics and comparative literature. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in linguistics and comparative literature in Illinois.

There were about 8 linguistics and comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in linguistics and comparative literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in linguistics and comparative literature has to take a look at University of Chicago. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in linguistics and comparative literature in Illinois.

There were about 5 linguistics and comparative literature students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in linguistics and comparative literature from University of Chicago

Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	17
Ohio	144	9
Indiana	130	33
Wisconsin	104	13

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Linguistics & Comparative Literature Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Linguistics & Comparative Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Comparative Literature Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	12
Linguistics	10

Most Popular Majors Related to Comparative Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	26
Classical Languages & Literature	9
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	9
South Asian Languages	6
East Asian Languages	6
Germanic Languages	4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3

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.