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General English Literature at Colby College

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General English Literature at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Colby.

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.

Colby General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Colby General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Colby 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 major at Colby 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 Schools 304
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 626

English Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from Colby. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
English Language and Literature Professors 390 $68,840

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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