English Language & Literature at Eckerd College

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what Eckerd College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and has a total student population of 1,822.

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

Eckerd English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Eckerd English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Eckerd is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Eckerd

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Eckerd College.

Eckerd English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Eckerd since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eckerd College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	12
General English Literature	5

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & 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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Editors	4,190	$58,200
Technical Writers	2,740	$62,710
English Language and Literature Professors	2,590	$66,720

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.