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General English Literature at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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General English Literature at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and approximately 1,202 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 English majors received their bachelor's degree from MCLA.

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.

MCLA General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

MCLA General English Literature Rankings

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

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 MCLA 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 2
Most Focused General English Literature Schools 6
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 279
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 360
Best Value General English Literature Schools 376
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Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 506

Earnings of MCLA English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at MCLA is $24,617. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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English Student Demographics at MCLA

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

MCLA General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from MCLA in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MCLA 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450

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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