General English Literature at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins stacks up to those at other schools.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Colorado State.

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.

Colorado State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Colorado State General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Colorado State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Colorado State 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
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	96
	328
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	666
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	707

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in English from Colorado State. This makes it the #33 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from Colorado State Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado State is $27,345. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Colorado State awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Colorado State 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 State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Colorado State General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 English majors earned their master's degree from Colorado State. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Colorado State, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colorado State also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440

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 Spilly816 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.