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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in literature from The American University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks literature programs across the country. The following shows how The American University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	2
Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Literature Master’s Degree Schools	12

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in literature from The American University. This is the #10 most popular school for literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Literature Graduates from The American University Make?

The median salary of literature students who receive their bachelor's degree at The American University is $38,528. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 61% higher than the national average of $23,864 for all literature bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The literature program at The American University awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in literature at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The American University Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 literature major earned their master's degree from The American University.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University also has a doctoral program available in literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.