English Language & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Columbia English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language & literature, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language & literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	56
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Columbia English Language & Literature Master’s Program

72% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from Columbia, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	88
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	166
Writing Studies	134

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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