General English Literature at Stanford University

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

Stanford General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English
Master’s Degree in English

Stanford General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Stanford 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.

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

English Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Stanford University.

Stanford General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Stanford are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Stanford General English Literature Master’s Program

67% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Stanford, 67% 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 Stanford University with a master's in english.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English 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 Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	51

English Literature (Other)

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110

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
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