General English Literature at Southwestern Oklahoma State 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and approximately 4,898 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in English from SWOSU.

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.

SWOSU General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

SWOSU General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how SWOSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at SWOSU 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 Focused General English Literature Schools	1,120

English Student Demographics at SWOSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

SWOSU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from SWOSU. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at SWOSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at SWOSU 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SWOSU 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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
English Language and Literature Professors	630	$51,870

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.