French Language & Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you plan to study french language & literature, take a look at what The Graduate Center, CUNY has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,300.

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

The Graduate Center French Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in French Language

The Graduate Center French Language & Literature Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in french language, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

French Language Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

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

The Graduate Center French Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of french language master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in french language each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Spanish Language & Literature

Careers That French Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in french language 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.