Literature at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. In 2021, 87 literature majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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

NYU Literature Degrees Available

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

NYU Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the literature progam at NYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The literature major at NYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	5

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in literature from NYU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in literature, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Literature Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NYU, about 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	40
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NYU Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a master's degree in literature from NYU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in literature each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a literature master's degree from NYU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NYU also has a doctoral program available in literature. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• General English Literature
• Writing Studies

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.