General English Literature at Bowie State University

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at Bowie State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and approximately 6,250 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Bowie State University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Bowie State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	525
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	716

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in English from Bowie State University. This makes it the #128 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from Bowie State University in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Bowie State University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bowie State University General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in English from Bowie State University. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 54% 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	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bowie State University 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 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.