Literature at Boise State University

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

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and approximately 24,069 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Boise State Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature
• Master’s Degree in Literature

Boise State Literature Rankings

The literature major at Boise State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Literature Student Demographics at Boise State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the literature majors at Boise State University.

Boise State Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in literature at Boise State 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boise State Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of literature master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in literature each year. Boise State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a literature master's degree from Boise State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boise State University with a master's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Literature

The following literature concentations are available at Boise State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boise State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Writing Studies
• General English Literature

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Editors	420	$48,160
English Language and Literature Professors	250	$76,770
Writers and Authors	180	$52,570

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.