General English Literature at Colorado Mesa University

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if Colorado Mesa University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and approximately 9,110 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,107 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mesa University in 2021, 24 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Colorado Mesa General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado Mesa

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Colorado Mesa offers distance education options for English at the following degree levels:

Colorado Mesa General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Colorado Mesa 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
	7
Best General English Literature Schools	420
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	509
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	584

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in English from Colorado Mesa. This is the #370 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Colorado Mesa English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado Mesa is $28,620. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from Colorado Mesa. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado Mesa since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Colorado Mesa 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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
English Language and Literature Professors	1,410	$60,440

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 Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.