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General English Literature at Kenyon College

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General English Literature at Kenyon College

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

Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and approximately 1,615 students attend the school each year. Of the 383 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College in 2021, 53 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.

Kenyon General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Kenyon General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Kenyon 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 1
Most Focused General English Literature Schools 5
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 162
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 208
Best General English Literature Schools 228
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Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 507

How Much Do English Graduates from Kenyon Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kenyon is $25,057. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

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English Student Demographics at Kenyon

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

Kenyon General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from Kenyon. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Kenyon since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

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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. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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

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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