General English Literature at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,120. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central College in 2021, 8 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.

Central General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Central General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Central 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 Central 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 Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	162
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	716
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	850

English Student Demographics at Central

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

Central General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Central, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Central since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.