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Outcomes for Doctorates † (SED, 2000–2004)
Outcomes for 2000–2004 English Language and Literature doctorate recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York
	English Language and Literature
Time to Degree ?
A short time to degree can mean lower expenses for you and less time away from employment.
Median years required to complete a doctorate	8.1
Employment Status at Graduation ?
High placement rates may mean that a department does a good job of helping students find jobs or that its graduates are perceived as more employable.
Job / contract / definite commitment	72%
Negotiating with specific organizations	8%*
Still seeking	20%
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Tuition and Other Expenses at the Institution (IPEDS, 2005)
Tuition and other expenses at Columbia University in the City of New York.
	Columbia University in the City of New York
Graduate Tuition and Fees
Full-time students: Tuition ?	$31,448
Many students do not pay full tuition. See the information on tuition remission.
Full-time students: Fees ?	$948
The fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay the charge is an exception
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour	$952
Tuition Remission for the Program † (SED, 2000–2004) ?
Students often do not pay the full amount of tuition. For example, teaching and research assistantships often provide for remission of most or all of a graduate student’s tuition. 0% remission means that the student pays full tuition; 100% remission means that the student pays no tuition.
	English Language and Literature
Median tuition remission	83%
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Reputation (NRC, 1995) ?
In 1993, the National Research Council asked faculty members to rate the educational effectiveness of doctoral programs at other universities on a scale of 0 ("Not Effective") to 5 ("Extremely Effective"). (Note that the resulting effectiveness ratings were found to be almost perfectly correlated (r=0.99) with ratings of "faculty quality," which suggests that the ratings may simply reflect the overall reputation of a program rather than any specific educational achievements.)
	English Language and Literature
Perceived educational effectiveness	Reasonably effective
Perceived effectiveness on a scale of 0–5	3.9
(0 = "Not effective", 5 = "Extremely effective")
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Graduate Degrees † (IPEDS, 2001–2005)
2001–2005 English Language and Literature degrees from Columbia University in the City of New York
	Columbia University in the City of New York: English Language and Literature
Master's degrees
English Language and Literature master's degrees	467
Doctoral degrees
English Language and Literature doctoral degrees	122
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Contact Information (IPEDS, 2005)
	Columbia University in the City of New York
Mail
Address	116 St and Broadway
	New York, NY 10027
Phone
General information	(212) 854-1754 ext. 1754
Web
Web site	http://www.columbia.edu
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