English Language & Literature at St Lawrence University

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

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and approximately 2,319 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from St. Lawrence.

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.

St. Lawrence English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

St. Lawrence English Language & Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English language and literature major at St. Lawrence 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	91
	94
Most Focused English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Best English Language & Literature Schools	114
Most Focused English Language & Literature Schools	147
Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools	437
Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	476

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at St. Lawrence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at St Lawrence University.

St. Lawrence English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English language and literature from St. Lawrence in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Lawrence also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St Lawrence University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	33

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 NY, the home state for St Lawrence University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.