General English Literature at Loras College

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 Loras College stacks up to those at other schools.

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and approximately 1,404 students attend the school each year. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loras College in 2021, 6 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.

Loras General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Loras General English Literature Rankings

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

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 Loras 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
	31
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	420
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	945

Earnings of Loras English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loras is $37,258. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from Loras. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130

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 Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.