General English Literature at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students received a bachelor's degree in English from FAU.

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

FAU General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

FAU General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at FAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English 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
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
	95
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in English from FAU. This makes it the #206 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FAU English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $30,091. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from FAU. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

FAU General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in General English Literature from FAU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English 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 Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.