by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Linguistics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Linguistics & Comparative Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Teachers College at Columbia University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in comparative literature, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Teachers College was $1,768 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,432 | $42,432 |
| Fees | $478 | $478 |
The median early career salary of comparative literature students who receive their master’s degree from Teachers College is $48,041 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $41,620.
Online degrees for the Teachers College comparative literature master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Teachers College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% of the comparative literature students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.8%.
Around 24.0% of comparative literature master’s degree recipients at Teachers College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics | 25 |
*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.
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