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English Language & Literature at Virginia State University

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English Language & Literature at Virginia State University

If you are interested in studying English language and literature, you may want to check out the program at Virginia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. Of the 626 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia State University in 2021, 3 of them were English language and literature majors.

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.

Virginia State English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Virginia State English Language & Literature Rankings

The English language and literature major at Virginia State 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 Virginia State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Virginia State University.

Virginia State English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 English language and literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from Virginia State. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia State since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Virginia State also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following English language and literature concentations are available at Virginia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 3

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Editors 3,450 $72,660
Technical Writers 2,840 $85,450
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690
Writers and Authors 1,220 $68,600

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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