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General English Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general english literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English
Master’s Degree in English

Columbia General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English 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, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	42
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Columbia General English Literature Master’s Program

71% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Columbia, 54% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
English	166

Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in english 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
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170

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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