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English Language & Literature at Carleton College

English Language & Literature at Carleton College

What traits are you looking for in a english language & literature school? To help you decide if Carleton College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english language & literature program.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 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.

Carleton English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Carleton English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Carleton 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 Carleton

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

Carleton English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Carleton 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 Carleton College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Carleton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Editors 2,700 $58,820
Technical Writers 1,290 $66,970
Writers and Authors 1,090 $67,300
English Language and Literature Professors 1,050 $66,150

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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