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English Language & Literature at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142.

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.

BGSU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at BGSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, BGSU does offer online courses in english language & literature for the following degree levels:

BGSU English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at BGSU 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language & literature, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 BGSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

BGSU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

73% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from BGSU, 69% 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	154
General English Literature	27

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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970
Editors	2,090	$60,670
Technical Writers	1,830	$63,340
Writers and Authors	1,360	$48,380

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
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