General English Literature at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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.

Penn State University Park General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Penn State University Park General English Literature Master’s Program

71% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Penn State University Park does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Penn State University Park, 82% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970

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
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