General English Literature at Southeastern Louisiana University

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 Southeastern Louisiana University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and has a total student population of 14,426. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Southeastern.

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.

Southeastern General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

Southeastern General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Southeastern 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 Southeastern 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 Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	174
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	221
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	385
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	410
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	670

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in English from Southeastern. This makes it the #175 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Southeastern English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeastern is $24,598. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at Southeastern

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

Southeastern General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Southeastern awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Southeastern since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Southeastern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southeastern General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 English majors earned their master's degree from Southeastern. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Southeastern, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Southeastern 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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.