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General English Literature at William & Mary

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General English Literature at William & Mary

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what William & Mary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in English from William & Mary.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at William & Mary 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 162
Most Focused General English Literature Schools 290
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 309

Earnings of William & Mary English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at William & Mary is $30,436. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

68% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at William & Mary since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 71% 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 46
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

William & Mary 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 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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