General English Literature at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In 2021, 25 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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.

Howard General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Doctorate Degree in English

Howard General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Howard 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
Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	112
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Best General English Literature Schools	336
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	613

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

Earnings of Howard English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $27,342. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Howard awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
English Language and Literature Professors	370	$115,590

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.