English Language & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study English language and literature, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students received their master's degree in English language and literature.

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.

Columbia English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature
• Doctorate Degree in English Language & Literature

Columbia English Language & Literature Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in English language and literature, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia English Language & Literature Master’s Program

The English language and literature program at Columbia awarded 118 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in English language and literature each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from Columbia, 57% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	67
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	97
General English Literature	66

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 Columbia University in the City 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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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