General English Literature at Delta State University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Delta State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and approximately 2,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delta State University in 2021, 12 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.

Delta State University General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Delta State University General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Delta State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Delta State University 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	507

English Student Demographics at Delta State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Delta State University.

Delta State University General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Delta State University awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Delta State University 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 Delta State University with a bachelor's in English.

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

Delta State University 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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$57,250

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 Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.