English Language & Literature at Berea College

If you are interested in studying english language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Berea College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Berea is located in Berea, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,432.

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.

Berea English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Berea English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Berea 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 Berea

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

Berea English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% 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 Berea since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Berea are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Berea College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Berea College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	9

Related Majors

• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism

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 KY, the home state for Berea College.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Professors	890	$50,500
English Language and Literature Professors	800	$66,030
Editors	770	$44,050
Writers and Authors	280	$54,320

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 Rachid Hogerhuis under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.