General English Literature at Concordia University, Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if Concordia University, Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 6,491 students attend the school each year. Of the 416 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, Chicago in 2021, 5 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Concordia University, Chicago General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Concordia University, Chicago General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Concordia University, Chicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Concordia University, Chicago 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 Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,135

English Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Concordia University, Chicago.

Concordia University, Chicago General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from Concordia University, Chicago in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Concordia University, Chicago since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Concordia University, Chicago 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 Concordia University, Chicago with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Concordia University, Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

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 Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.