General English Literature at Longwood University

Every general English 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 program at Longwood University stacks up to those at other schools.

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and approximately 4,841 students attend the school each year. Of the 777 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Longwood University in 2021, 26 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.

Longwood General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Longwood General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Longwood 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	184
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	213
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	334
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	418

English Student Demographics at Longwood

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

Longwood General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Longwood, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Longwood 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Longwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Webster Geneva under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.