English Language & Literature at The City College of New York

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a english language & literature school? To help you decide if The City College of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english language & literature program.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year.

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.

CCNY English Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

CCNY English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at CCNY 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.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

72% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCNY English Language & Literature Master’s Program

64% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the english language & literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	110
Writing Studies	20

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 The City College 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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