General English Literature at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,735 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2021, 340 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Florida State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Florida State General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Florida State performed in these rankings.

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 English major at Florida State 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
Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	205

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

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Florida State English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $27,906. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 340 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from Florida State. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Florida State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 State University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	201
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Florida State General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in English from Florida State in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Florida State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 27 students 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 State 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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.