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Literature at Simmons University

Literature at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,263.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Simmons Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Literature

Simmons Literature Rankings

Literature Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Literature Master’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of literature master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a literature master's degree from Simmons, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Literature

The following literature concentations are available at Simmons University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Simmons University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Children’s & Adolescent Literature 16

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Editors 3,160 $89,280
English Language and Literature Professors 2,780 $80,450
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000

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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