General English Literature at Rutgers University - Camden

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a english school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - Camden is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english program.

Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,076.

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.

Rutgers Camden General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Camden General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Rutgers Camden 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.

English Student Demographics at Rutgers Camden

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

Rutgers Camden General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers Camden since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Rutgers Camden are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Rutgers University - Camden with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rutgers Camden General English Literature Master’s Program

54% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of english master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Rutgers Camden does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Rutgers Camden, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Rutgers University - Camden. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	56

Writing Studies

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 Rutgers University - Camden.

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.

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