General English Literature at Truman State University

If you are interested in studying general english literature, you may want to check out the program at Truman State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Truman State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Truman State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Truman State 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 Truman State

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

Truman State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Truman State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Truman State General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Truman State, 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 Truman State University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Truman State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	57

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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
English Language and Literature Professors	970	$80,380

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.