General English Literature at Augustana College

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 Augustana College stacks up to those at other schools.

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Augustana.

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.

Augustana General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Augustana General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Augustana performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Augustana 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best General English Literature Schools	150
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	364
Best Value General English Literature Schools	400

Earnings of Augustana English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Augustana is $27,932. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Augustana

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

Augustana General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Augustana. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Augustana also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

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.