General English Literature at Marshall 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 Marshall University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 students attend the school each year.

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.

Marshall University General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

Marshall University General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Marshall University 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.

English Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marshall University General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of english master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Marshall University, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marshall University with a master's in english.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at Marshall University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marshall University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	48

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.