General English Literature at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735.

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.

Brooklyn College General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Brooklyn College 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.

English Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn College General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Brooklyn College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brooklyn College General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Brooklyn College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	65

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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

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