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General English Literature at Lake Forest College

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General English Literature at Lake Forest College

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at Lake Forest College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 1,583 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Lake Forest.

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.

Lake Forest General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Lake Forest General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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 72
Most Focused General English Literature Schools 78
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Best General English Literature Schools 100
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 384
Best Value General English Literature Schools 400
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 529

How Much Do English Graduates from Lake Forest Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lake Forest is $33,373. This is 20% higher than $27,744, which is the national average for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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English Student Demographics at Lake Forest

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

Lake Forest General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lake Forest. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Lake Forest are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Lake Forest 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 IL, the home state for Lake Forest College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
English Language and Literature Professors 3,120 $65,860

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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