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
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.
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 |
Related Majors
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.