English Language & Literature at College of Charleston

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 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.

C of C English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

C of C English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at C of C 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 C of C

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

C of C English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at C of C since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

C of C English Language & Literature Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from C of C, 80% 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 College of Charleston with a master's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	51
Writing Studies	8

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Editors	820	$46,630
English Language and Literature Professors	710	$70,130
Technical Writers	540	$67,000

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
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