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English Language & Literature at Gettysburg College

English Language & Literature at Gettysburg College

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

Gettysburg is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,507.

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

Gettysburg English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Gettysburg English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Gettysburg is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 Language & Literature Student Demographics at Gettysburg

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Gettysburg College.

Gettysburg English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gettysburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 29

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & 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 Gettysburg College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970
Editors 3,020 $62,870
Technical Writers 1,810 $70,060

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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