English Language & Literature at Belhaven University

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

Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 4,999 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.

Belhaven English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Belhaven English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Belhaven 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 Belhaven

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

Belhaven English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 Belhaven since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Belhaven are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language & literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Belhaven University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Belhaven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	6
General English Literature	5

Related Majors

• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 MS, the home state for Belhaven University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$57,250
Editors	280	$46,070
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810
Technical Writers	120	$67,680

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 David Lazich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.