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English Language & Literature at Kenyon College

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English Language & Literature at Kenyon 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 Kenyon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and has a total student population of 1,615. In 2021, 53 English language and literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Kenyon.

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.

Kenyon English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Kenyon English Language & Literature Rankings

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

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 Kenyon 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 3
Most Focused English Language & Literature Schools 16
Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 194
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 239
Best English Language & Literature Schools 241
Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools 280
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Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 534
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools 544

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Kenyon

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

Kenyon English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of English language and literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Kenyon since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at Kenyon 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 Kenyon College with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 33
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Kenyon 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

If you plan to be a English language and 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 Kenyon College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 53

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 OH, the home state for Kenyon College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers 52,240 $61,930
English Language and Literature Professors 2,740 $84,970
Editors 2,090 $60,670
Technical Writers 1,830 $63,340
Writers and Authors 1,360 $48,380

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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