English Language & Literature at Rockhurst University

Every English language and 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 language and literature program at Rockhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Rockhurst.

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.

Rockhurst English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Rockhurst English Language & Literature Rankings

The English language and literature major at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Rockhurst University.

Rockhurst English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English language and literature program at Rockhurst awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Rockhurst since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at Rockhurst are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature 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 Rockhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	19

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Editors	1,160	$55,460
Technical Writers	980	$58,840
English Language and Literature Professors	970	$80,380
Writers and Authors	650	$57,420

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 JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.