General English Literature at Adams State University

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if Adams State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and approximately 3,164 students attend the school each year. Of the 317 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Adams State University in 2021, 11 of them were general English literature majors.

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

Adams State General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Adams State General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Adams State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	665

English Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Adams State University.

Adams State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Adams State, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Adams State also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.