General English Literature at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and approximately 6,250 students attend the school each year.

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.

Bowie State University General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

Bowie State University General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Bowie State University 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.

English Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Bowie State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Bowie State University General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Bowie State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bowie State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	17

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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490

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 M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.