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Columbia University in the City of New York MA in General English Literature

20 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is English. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in English, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in English from Columbia Cost?

$51,194 Average Tuition and Fees

Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,024$49,024
Fees$2,170$2,170

Does Columbia Offer an Online MA in English?

Columbia does not offer an online option for its English master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Master’s Student Diversity for English

20 Master's Degrees Awarded
70.0% Women
15.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 20 master’s degrees in English awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in English in 2019-2020, 70.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 69.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in English at Columbia in 2019-2020, 15.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White9
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities4

MA in English Focus Areas at Columbia

General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
English20

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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.

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