General English Literature at Wesley College

Every general English 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 program at Wesley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesley College is located in Dover, Delaware and has a total student population of 917. Of the 220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesley College in 2021, 5 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Wesley College General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Wesley College General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Wesley College 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 Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	853

English Student Demographics at Wesley College

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

Wesley College General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from Wesley College in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Wesley College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wesley College with a bachelor's in English.

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

Wesley College 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 DE, the home state for Wesley College.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
English Language and Literature Professors	230	$71,480

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 Toby Hudson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.