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English Language & Literature at Carleton College

If you are interested in studying English language and literature, you may want to check out the program at Carleton College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 students attend the school each year. Of the 517 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in 2021, 27 of them were English language and literature majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the English language and literature progam at Carleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 language and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 65
Best English Language & Literature Schools 66
Most Focused English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Most Focused English Language & Literature Schools 106
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Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 403
Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 440
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools 469
Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools 523

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Carleton

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

Carleton English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 English language and literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from Carleton. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Carleton since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and 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 and literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and 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 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 and 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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