English Language & Literature at Tennessee State University

Every english language & 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 language & literature program at Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 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.

Tennessee State University English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Tennessee State University English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Tennessee State University 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 Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	12

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Editors	1,690	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740
Writers and Authors	750	$55,370

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.