General English Literature at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying general english literature, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Portland State University General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Portland State University General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Portland State University, 87% 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 Portland State University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
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 Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	115

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.