General English Literature at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 60 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Cornell General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English
• Doctorate Degree in English

Cornell General English Literature Rankings

The English major at Cornell 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in English from Cornell. This makes it the #128 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Cornell English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $24,951. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Cornell University.

Cornell General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Cornell awarded 60 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cornell General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 English majors earned their master's degree from Cornell. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in English.

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

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 Cornell University.

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
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.