General English Literature at Mississippi Valley State University

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Mississippi Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,032. In 2021, 9 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi Valley State University.

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 Valley State University General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Mississippi Valley State University General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Mississippi Valley State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Mississippi Valley State University 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	220
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	255
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	814

English Student Demographics at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 Valley State University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in English.

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

Mississippi Valley State University also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 Valley 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.