English Language & Literature at Augustana College

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

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and approximately 2,389 students attend the school each year.

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.

Augustana English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Augustana English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Augustana 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 Augustana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Augustana College.

Augustana English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Augustana since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Augustana 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 Augustana College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & 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 Augustana College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	17
Writing Studies	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & 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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Editors	3,830	$62,590
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.