English Language & Literature at Cornell College

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

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,002.

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.

Cornell College English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Cornell College English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Cornell 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 Cornell College

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

Cornell College English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Cornell 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 Cornell College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell College English Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell College with a master's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	15
Literature	2

Related Majors

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

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 IA, the home state for Cornell College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Editors	940	$51,480
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130
Writers and Authors	470	$50,680

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 ArtisticAbode under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.