General English Literature at Bucknell University

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Bucknell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,726. In 2021, 27 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Bucknell.

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.

Bucknell General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Bucknell General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Bucknell 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 Bucknell 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 Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	278
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in English from Bucknell. This makes it the #279 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

English Student Demographics at Bucknell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Bucknell University.

Bucknell General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from Bucknell in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Bucknell are white. This is typical 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bucknell General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in General English Literature from Bucknell in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Bucknell, 100% 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 Bucknell University with a master's in English.

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

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 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

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.