English Language & Literature at Davidson College

If you are interested in studying english language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Davidson College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983.

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.

Davidson English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Davidson English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Davidson 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 Davidson

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

Davidson English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 Davidson since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Davidson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	29
Literature	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Professors	5,220	$70,590
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Technical Writers	1,390	$76,070

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.