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English Language & Literature at Harvard University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Harvard offers distance education options for english language & literature at the following degree levels:

Harvard English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Harvard 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language & literature, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 Harvard since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language & literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Harvard English Language & Literature Master’s Program

69% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	76
Literature	20
Writing Studies	17

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Technical Writers	2,420	$89,630
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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
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