General English Literature at Old Dominion University

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 Old Dominion University stacks up to those at other schools.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 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.

Old Dominion General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Old Dominion General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 Old Dominion University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Old Dominion General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of english master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Old Dominion, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Old Dominion University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
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 Old Dominion University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	72

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• 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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690

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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.