General Literature at Eastern Michigan University

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 Eastern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 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.

Eastern Michigan General Literature Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Literature

Eastern Michigan General Literature Rankings

General Literature Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan General Literature Master’s Program

71% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of general literature master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in general literature each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general literature master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 general literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Children’s & Adolescent Literature

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 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
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