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English Language & Literature at Bates College

English Language & Literature at Bates College

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

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876.

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.

Bates English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Bates English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Bates 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 Bates

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

Bates English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at Bates College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bates College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 23
Writing Studies 14

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Professors 420 $57,880
English Language and Literature Professors 390 $68,840
Editors 360 $50,650
Technical Writers 90 $65,030

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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