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General English Literature at Salem College

Every general English 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 program at Salem College stacks up to those at other schools.

Salem is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 636 students attend the school each year. Of the 154 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem College in 2021, 9 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.

Salem General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Salem General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Salem performed in these rankings.

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 Salem 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 Schools 69
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 680
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 814

English Student Demographics at Salem

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

Salem General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at Salem awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Salem 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 Salem College with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Salem 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 NC, the home state for Salem College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
English Language and Literature Professors 2,720 $64,080

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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