Comparative Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

What traits are you looking for in a comparative literature school? To help you decide if The Graduate Center, CUNY is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's comparative literature program.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 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.

The Graduate Center Comparative Literature Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

The Graduate Center Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Comparative Literature Master’s Program

43% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of comparative literature master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in comparative literature each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a comparative literature master's degree from The Graduate Center, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Linguistics

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 Graduate Center, CUNY.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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