English at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year.

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

SIUC English Degrees Available

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

SIUC English Rankings

The english language major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUC English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of english language master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 73% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from SIUC, 100% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

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 Mark Jaroski under License

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