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English Language & Literature at Alcorn State University

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English Language & Literature at Alcorn State University

If you are interested in studying English language and literature, you may want to check out the program at Alcorn State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Alcorn State.

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

Alcorn State English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Alcorn State English Language & Literature Rankings

The English language and literature major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of English language and literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Alcorn State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 8

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
English Language and Literature Professors 390 $57,250
Editors 280 $46,070
Writers and Authors 170 $53,810
Technical Writers 120 $67,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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