English Language & Literature at Colorado College

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 Colorado College stacks up to those at other schools.

Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 2,050 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.

Colorado College English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Colorado College English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Colorado College 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 Colorado College

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

Colorado College English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Colorado College since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Colorado College 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 Colorado College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	15
Writing Studies	11

Related Majors

• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 CO, the home state for Colorado College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Editors	2,010	$59,120
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440
Technical Writers	1,240	$80,250
Writers and Authors	660	$65,450

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.