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General English Literature at Gettysburg College

General English Literature at Gettysburg College

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

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 General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Gettysburg General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Gettysburg General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg

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

Gettysburg General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of english 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 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.

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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 General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
English 29

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 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

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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