General English Literature at Mississippi State University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Mississippi State 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State General English Literature Master’s Program

55% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of english master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Mississippi State, 82% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	50

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$57,250

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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