Literature at Gannon University

If you are interested in studying literature, you may want to check out the program at Gannon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,251. In 2021, 5 literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Gannon.

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

Gannon Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature

Gannon Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks literature programs across the country. The following shows how Gannon performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The literature major at Gannon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Literature Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in literature from Gannon. This is the #13 most popular school for literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

Literature Student Demographics at Gannon

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

Gannon Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gannon. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Gannon since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in literature at Gannon 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 Gannon University with a bachelor's in literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 PA, the home state for Gannon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.