General English Literature at Oberlin College

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 Oberlin College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,658. Of the 771 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 2021, 26 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Oberlin General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Oberlin General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Oberlin performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Oberlin 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
Best General English Literature Schools	108
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	140
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	454

English Student Demographics at Oberlin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Oberlin College.

Oberlin General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Oberlin awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oberlin 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970

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 Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.