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English Language & Literature at James Madison University

English Language & Literature at James Madison University

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what James Madison University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

JMU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
  • Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

JMU English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 Language & Literature Student Demographics at JMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at James Madison University.

JMU English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

JMU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

73% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from JMU, 93% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a master's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 59
Writing Studies 54

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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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