General English Literature at SUNY Cortland

If you plan to study general english literature, take a look at what SUNY Cortland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832.

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 Cortland General English Literature Degrees Available

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

SUNY Cortland General English Literature Rankings

The english major at SUNY Cortland 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.

English Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Cortland since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Cortland General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of english master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. SUNY Cortland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 100% 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 SUNY Cortland with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at SUNY Cortland. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Cortland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	24

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 SUNY Cortland.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.