General English Literature at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 56 of them were general English literature majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	440
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	488

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in English from Hofstra. This is the #370 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from Hofstra Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $31,921. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The English program at Hofstra awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.