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English Language & Literature at The City College of New York

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English Language & Literature at The City College of New York

Every English language and 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 language and literature program at The City College of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

CCNY English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

CCNY English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY English Language & Literature Master’s Program

69% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 English language and literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CCNY, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

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In the English language and literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following English language and literature concentations are available at The City College of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies 20
General English Literature 6

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 The City College 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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