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English Language & Literature at Southern Virginia University

English Language & Literature at Southern Virginia University

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what Southern Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and approximately 1,140 students attend the school each year.

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

SVU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

SVU English Language & Literature Rankings

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

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at SVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Southern Virginia University.

SVU English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at SVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 13

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & 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 VA, the home state for Southern Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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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