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Literature at CUNY Hunter College

If you plan to study Literature, take a look at what CUNY Hunter College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY Hunter College is located in New York, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 4 literature degrees were awarded at CUNY Hunter College.

Studying Online at CUNY Hunter College

Many students take online classes at CUNY Hunter College. Among 22,538 students, 735 (3%) studied exclusively online and 8,220 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Literature Rankings at CUNY Hunter College

These rankings give you a sense of how CUNY Hunter College’s Literature program to other colleges that offer this major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Literature graduates at CUNY Hunter College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Literature graduates at CUNY Hunter College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (4).

Literature Master’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Of the 4 master’s literature degrees awarded at CUNY Hunter College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Literature master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 50% of Literature master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, higher than the national average of 30%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Literature Concentrations at CUNY Hunter College

This Literature program at CUNY Hunter College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
English Literature	4

Highest-Paying Careers for Literature Graduates

Those who complete Literature program at CUNY Hunter College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Literature majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Editors	$100,346
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,437
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.