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General English Literature at Hofstra University

General English Literature at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year.

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.

Hofstra General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Hofstra General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Hofstra are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in english.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 56

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
English Language and Literature Professors 7,700 $92,170

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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