General English Literature at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Vanderbilt are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Vanderbilt General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
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 Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	69

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.