General English Literature at College of Charleston

Every general english literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english program at College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,384.

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.

C of C General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

C of C General English Literature Rankings

The english major at C of C 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.

English Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at C of C since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english 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.

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 General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of english master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a english 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	51

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	710	$70,130

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.