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English Language & Literature at Kentucky Wesleyan College

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English Language & Literature at Kentucky Wesleyan College

Every English language and 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 language and literature program at Kentucky Wesleyan College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesleyan is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and approximately 887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 English language and literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Wesleyan.

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.

Wesleyan English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Wesleyan English Language & Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English language and literature major at Wesleyan 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 242
Most Focused English Language & Literature Schools 307
Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 964
Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools 1,160

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Wesleyan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Wesleyan English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English language and literature program at Wesleyan awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at Wesleyan are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & 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 Kentucky Wesleyan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 5

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 KY, the home state for Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Professors 890 $50,500
English Language and Literature Professors 800 $66,030
Editors 770 $44,050
Writers and Authors 280 $54,320

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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