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General English Literature at William & Mary

General English Literature at William & Mary

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939.

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.

William & Mary General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

William & Mary General English Literature Rankings

The english major at William & Mary 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 William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in english.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William & Mary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 65

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690

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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