General English Literature at Benedictine University

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if Benedictine University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Benedictine U.

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.

Benedictine U General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Benedictine U General English Literature Rankings

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

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 Benedictine U 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	1,130
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	1,321

English Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Benedictine U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Benedictine University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 Benedictine University.

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.