General English Literature at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. Of the 476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Simmons University in 2021, 10 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.

Simmons General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Simmons General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Simmons 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 Master’s Degree Schools	369

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in English from Simmons. This is the #370 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

English Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from Simmons. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Simmons 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 Simmons University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Writing Studies
• Literature

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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.