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English Language & Literature at Mount Holyoke College

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English Language & Literature at Mount Holyoke College

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

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year. Of the 628 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College in 2021, 40 of them were English language and literature majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Mt. Holyoke English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Mt. Holyoke English Language & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English language and literature programs across the country. The following shows how Mt. Holyoke 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 language and literature major at Mt. Holyoke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
Most Focused English Language & Literature Schools 83
Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 275
Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools 375

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Mount Holyoke College.

Mt. Holyoke English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Mt. Holyoke. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at Mt. Holyoke are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Mt. Holyoke also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following English language and literature concentations are available at Mount Holyoke College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Holyoke College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 40

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Editors 3,160 $89,280
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Technical Writers 2,420 $89,630
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

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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