General English Literature at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In 2021, 81 English majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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.

GMU General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

GMU General English Literature Rankings

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

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 English major at GMU 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 General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211

Earnings of GMU English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $28,330. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from GMU. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at GMU 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Literature
• 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.