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General English Literature at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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General English Literature at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and approximately 18,142 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus in 2021, 20 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

BGSU General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English
  • Doctorate Degree in English

BGSU General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at BGSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at BGSU 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
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128

Earnings of BGSU English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at BGSU is $28,147. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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English Student Demographics at BGSU

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

BGSU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BGSU also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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