General English Literature at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year.

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.

Georgetown General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Georgetown General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Georgetown 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.

English Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Georgetown General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Georgetown, 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 Georgetown University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	83

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
English Language and Literature Professors	370	$115,590

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.