English Language & Literature at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and approximately 1,902 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hamilton English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Hamilton English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Hamilton 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 Hamilton

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

Hamilton English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Hamilton since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Hamilton 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 Hamilton College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at Hamilton College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hamilton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	24
Literature	18

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences

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 NY, the home state for Hamilton College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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 Lvklock under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.