General English Literature at Ithaca College

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Ithaca College stacks up to those at other schools.

Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 5,354 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in 2021, 24 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.

Ithaca General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Ithaca General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Ithaca compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Ithaca 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	456
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	512

English Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

Ithaca General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from Ithaca in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Ithaca 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 Ithaca College with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ithaca 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 Ithaca College.

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 Mr Senseless under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.