General English Literature at Cornell University

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Cornell General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Cornell General English Literature Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Cornell University.

Cornell General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in General English Literature from Cornell in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 Cornell University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.