General English Literature at Amherst College

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Amherst College stacks up to those at other schools.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.

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.

Amherst General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English

Amherst General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Amherst 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.

English Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Amherst College.

Amherst General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Amherst College with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English 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 Amherst College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	21

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 MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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
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