General English Literature at Montclair State University

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

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and has a total student population of 21,005.

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.

Montclair State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Montclair State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Montclair 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.

English Student Demographics at Montclair State

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

Montclair State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Montclair State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Montclair State General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of english master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Montclair State, 70% 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 Montclair State University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Montclair State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	131

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 NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
English Language and Literature Professors	2,420	$86,360

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 Yurinator180 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.