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English at Cornell University

English at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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

Cornell English Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
  • Master’s Degree in English Language

Cornell English Rankings

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

English Language Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell English Master’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of english language master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

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

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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