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General English Literature at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Dickinson General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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 101

English Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from Dickinson. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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