Literature at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

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

The American University Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature
• Master’s Degree in Literature

The American University Literature Rankings

The literature major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Literature Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of literature master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in literature each year. The American University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a literature master's degree from The American University, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Literature

If you plan to be a literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Literature	23

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690
English Language and Literature Professors	370	$115,590

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.