General English Literature at The College of Wooster

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at The College of Wooster. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wooster College is located in Wooster, Ohio and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Wooster College.

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.

Wooster College General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Wooster College General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Wooster College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Wooster College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	48
Best General English Literature Schools	186
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
	382
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	475
Best Value General English Literature Schools	483

How Much Do English Graduates from Wooster College Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wooster College is $25,265. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at Wooster College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at The College of Wooster.

Wooster College General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from Wooster College in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Wooster College since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Wooster College 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 The College of Wooster with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wooster College also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for The College of Wooster.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
English Language and Literature Professors	2,740	$84,970

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 Zi94sm65 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.