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Comparative Literature at Cornell University

Comparative Literature at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying comparative 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.

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

Cornell Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Comparative Literature
  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Cornell Comparative Literature Rankings

The comparative literature major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Comparative 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Comparative Literature Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of comparative literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

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

Cornell Comparative Literature Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in comparative literature each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 comparative literature.

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

Careers That Comparative Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in comparative 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 Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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