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General English Literature at Barnard College

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General English Literature at Barnard College

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Barnard College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Barnard is located in New York, New York and approximately 2,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 42 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Barnard.

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.

Barnard General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Barnard General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Barnard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 English major at Barnard 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
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 211
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 285

English Student Demographics at Barnard

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

Barnard General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Barnard. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Barnard 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 Barnard College with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 NY, the home state for Barnard College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
English Language and Literature Professors 7,700 $92,170

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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