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Literature at Eastern Michigan University

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.

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 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.

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

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Eastern Michigan Literature Master’s Program

78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of literature master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a literature master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Literature

If you plan to be a literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Literature 9
Children’s & Adolescent Literature 5

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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