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General English Literature at Stony Brook University

General English Literature at Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Rankings

The english major at SUNY Stony Brook 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a english master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 83% 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 Stony Brook University with a master's in english.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 110

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
English Language and Literature Professors 7,700 $92,170

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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