General English Literature at Manhattan 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 Manhattan College stacks up to those at other schools.

Manhattan is located in Riverdale, New York and approximately 3,965 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Manhattan.

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.

Manhattan General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Manhattan General English Literature Rankings

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

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 major at Manhattan 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
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	411
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	605

Earnings of Manhattan English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Manhattan is $34,100. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Manhattan

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

Manhattan General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Manhattan, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Manhattan since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Manhattan 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 Manhattan College with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Manhattan 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 NY, the home state for Manhattan College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170

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 Trollness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.