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Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The City College of New York

Linguistics & Comparative Literature at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227.

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

CCNY Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

CCNY Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

78% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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In the comparative literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 comparative literature.

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

Concentrations Within Linguistics & Comparative Literature

If you plan to be a comparative literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Linguistics 11

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 The City College 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
Interpreters and Translators 3,300 $68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 3,130 $87,670
Social Scientists 2,410 $84,940

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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