English at Bowdoin College
If you plan to study english, take a look at what Bowdoin College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a total student population of 1,777.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English section at the bottom of this page.
Bowdoin English Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
Bowdoin English Rankings
The english language major at Bowdoin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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 Student Demographics at Bowdoin
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at Bowdoin College.
Bowdoin English Bachelor’s Program
About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College with a bachelor's in english language.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into
A degree in english language 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 Bowdoin College.
Occupation | Jobs in ME | Average Salary in ME |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 5,790 | $54,240 |
English Language and Literature Professors | 390 | $68,840 |
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 Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.