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General English Literature at University of South Carolina - Columbia

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 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.

UofSC General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UofSC General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UofSC 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofSC General English Literature Master’s Program

91% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of english master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UofSC, 82% 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Carolina - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	97

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
English Language and Literature Professors	710	$70,130

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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