English at Auburn University

If you plan to study english, take a look at what Auburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year.

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

Auburn English Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
• Master’s Degree in English Language

Auburn English Rankings

The english language major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at Auburn University.

Auburn English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Auburn English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of english language master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from Auburn, 80% 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 Auburn University with a master's in english language.

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

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
English Language and Literature Professors	930	$58,690

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.