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

If you are interested in studying french language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 French Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia French Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in French Language
• Master’s Degree in French Language

Columbia French Language & Literature Rankings

The french language major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for French 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in french language, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

French Language Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia French Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of french language bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its french language 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 french language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Columbia French Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of french language master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in french language each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a french language master's degree from Columbia, 59% were white. This is typical 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 french language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Portuguese
• Italian Language & Literature
• Spanish Language & Literature

Careers That French Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in french language 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
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.