General English Literature at Princeton 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 Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Princeton General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Princeton 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Princeton General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	50

Related Majors

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
English Language and Literature Professors	2,420	$86,360

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 Quantockgoblin under License

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