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General English Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

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General English Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in English.

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

Columbia General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English
  • Doctorate Degree in English

Columbia General English Literature Rankings

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

English Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia General English Literature Master’s Program

76% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 English majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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