English Language & Literature at Rhodes College

If you are interested in studying english language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Rhodes College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,875.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Rhodes College English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Rhodes College English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Rhodes College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 Language & Literature Student Demographics at Rhodes College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Rhodes College.

Rhodes College English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Rhodes College since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at Rhodes College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhodes College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	31

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370

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 Ed Uthman, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.