English Language & Literature at University of Puget Sound

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 University of Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130.

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.

Puget Sound English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Puget Sound English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Puget Sound 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 University of Puget Sound with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puget Sound. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	18
Writing Studies	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200
Technical Writers	1,180	$86,470

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.