General English Literature at Davidson College

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

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and approximately 1,983 students attend the school each year. Of the 598 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in 2021, 29 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.

Davidson General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Davidson General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Davidson 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 Davidson 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	56
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	62
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	293
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	377

English Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from Davidson. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Davidson since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Literature

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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080

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.