Literature at University of Pennsylvania

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a literature school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's literature program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Literature section at the bottom of this page.

UPenn Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Literature

UPenn Literature Rankings

The literature major at UPenn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Literature Student Demographics at UPenn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the literature majors at University of Pennsylvania.

UPenn Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Literature

The following literature concentations are available at University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

General English Literature

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140

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
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