General English Literature at Fordham University

Every general english literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364.

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.

Fordham U General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Fordham U General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Fordham U 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Fordham U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Fordham University.

Fordham U General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Fordham U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	67
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Fordham U General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Fordham U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Fordham U, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at Fordham University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fordham University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	110

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.