English Language & Literature at St Olaf College

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

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 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.

St. Olaf English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

St. Olaf English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at St Olaf College.

St. Olaf English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Olaf since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at St. Olaf 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 Olaf College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at St Olaf College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St Olaf College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	44

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Technical Writers	1,290	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
English Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$66,150

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 Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

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