General English Literature at Rhodes College

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Rhodes College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 1,875 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Rhodes College.

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.

Rhodes College General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Rhodes College General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Rhodes College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Rhodes College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	22
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
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Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	471

How Much Do English Graduates from Rhodes College Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rhodes College is $22,668. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at Rhodes College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Rhodes College.

Rhodes College General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from Rhodes College in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Rhodes College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rhodes College also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740

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.