Linguistics & Comparative Literature at Teachers College at Columbia University

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

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 4,547. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in comparative literature.

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

Teachers College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature

Teachers College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in comparative literature, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Comparative Literature Student Demographics at Teachers College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the comparative literature majors at Teachers College at Columbia University.

Teachers College Linguistics & Comparative Literature Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in comparative literature from Teachers College in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Teachers College at Columbia University with a master's in comparative literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Comparative Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in comparative 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 Teachers College at Columbia 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
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.