General English Literature at University of Scranton

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what University of Scranton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,957. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in English from University of Scranton.

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.

University of Scranton General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

University of Scranton General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at University of Scranton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University of Scranton 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 Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	648
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	782
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	885

English Student Demographics at University of Scranton

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

University of Scranton General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at University of Scranton awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Scranton since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at University of Scranton 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 Scranton with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Scranton 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 PA, the home state for University of Scranton.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970

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 Scanlan of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.