General English Literature at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Northwestern General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Northwestern 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Northwestern General English Literature Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Northwestern, 67% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	82

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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