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General English Literature at Mercer University

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General English Literature at Mercer University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Mercer University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. In 2021, 13 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercer.

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.

Mercer General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Mercer General English Literature Rankings

The English major at Mercer 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 Mercer

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

Mercer General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from Mercer. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercer since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Mercer 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 Mercer University with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mercer 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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
English Language and Literature Professors 1,160 $71,190

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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