English Language & Literature at Stony Brook University

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

SUNY Stony Brook English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at SUNY Stony Brook 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language & literature, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% 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 SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language & literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

SUNY Stony Brook English Language & Literature Master’s Program

61% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at Stony Brook University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	110
Writing Studies	20
Literature	5
English Literature (Other)	4

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook 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
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