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General English Literature at Rider University

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General English Literature at Rider University

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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,636. Of the 1,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rider University in 2021, 11 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Rider General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Rider General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Rider 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 Rider 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
25
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 839

Earnings of Rider English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rider is $37,995. This is 37% higher than $27,744, which is the national average for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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English Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Rider 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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