General English Literature at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 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.

NC State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

NC State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at NC 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 NC State

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

NC State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at NC 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

NC State General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from NC State, 88% 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 North Carolina 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	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from North Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	109

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.