Literature at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. Of the 3,309 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 5 of them were literature majors.

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

Eastern Michigan Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature
• Master’s Degree in Literature

Eastern Michigan Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the literature progam at Eastern Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 literature major at Eastern Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Popular Literature Schools	15
Most Popular Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	16

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in literature from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #5 most popular school for literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Literature Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern Michigan, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in literature at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern Michigan Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 literature majors earned their master's degree from Eastern Michigan. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in literature each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a literature master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General English Literature
• Writing Studies

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.