General English Literature at Georgia State University

What traits are you looking for in a english school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360.

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.

Georgia State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Georgia State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Georgia 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Georgia State General English Literature Master’s Program

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

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	127

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
English Language and Literature Professors	1,160	$71,190

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 Jayingram11 under License

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