General Literature at Duke University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general literature program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Duke General Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Literature

Duke General Literature Rankings

The general literature major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Literature Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general literature majors at Duke University.

Duke General Literature Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of general literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical general literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in general literature.

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

Careers That General Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250

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
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