General English Literature at Adelphi University

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

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584. In 2021, 27 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Adelphi.

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.

Adelphi General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Adelphi General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Adelphi 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
	516
Best General English Literature Schools	525
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	533

Earnings of Adelphi English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Adelphi is $20,522. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at Adelphi

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

Adelphi General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from Adelphi in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Adelphi are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Adelphi 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 NY, the home state for Adelphi 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

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.