English Language & Literature at Bucknell University

If you are interested in studying english language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Bucknell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year.

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.

Bucknell English Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

Bucknell English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Bucknell 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.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Bucknell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Bucknell University.

Bucknell English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bucknell English Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bucknell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	31
Writing Studies	16

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Technical Writers	1,810	$70,060

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.