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English Language & Literature at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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English Language & Literature at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you plan to study English language and literature, take a look at what Massachusetts Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from MIT.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

MIT English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

MIT English Language & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English language and literature progam at MIT 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 language and literature major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 Popular English Language & Literature Schools 1,095

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 English language and literature students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MIT, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

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

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies 5
General English Literature 1

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and literature 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 Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Editors 3,160 $89,280
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Technical Writers 2,420 $89,630
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

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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