English Language & Literature at College of the Holy Cross

Every english language & 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 language & literature program at College of the Holy Cross stacks up to those at other schools.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970.

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.

Holy Cross English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Holy Cross English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 Holy Cross since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Holy Cross 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 the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 the Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	59

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Social Sciences

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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
• Image Credit: By George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.