General English Literature at Simpson 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 Simpson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and approximately 1,267 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Simpson College.

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.

Simpson College General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Simpson College General English Literature Rankings

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

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 Simpson College 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
	175
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	900

How Much Do English Graduates from Simpson College Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Simpson College is $30,449. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from Simpson College. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Simpson College since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in English.

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

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

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
English Language and Literature Professors	910	$84,130

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 GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.