General English Literature at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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.

Harvard General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Harvard General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Harvard 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in english.

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 General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at Harvard University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	76

Related Majors

• Writing Studies
• Literature

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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 Elisa.rolle under License

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