General English Literature at High Point University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what High Point University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

High Point is located in High Point, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,617. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in English from High Point.

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.

High Point General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

High Point General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how High Point performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at High Point 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	814

English Student Demographics at High Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at High Point University.

High Point General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from High Point in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at High Point 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 High Point University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

High Point also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 NC, the home state for High Point University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080

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 LancerE under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.