English Language & Literature at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wesleyan U English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Wesleyan U English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Wesleyan University.

Wesleyan U English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	45
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	63
English Literature (Other)	12

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Editors	950	$71,260
Technical Writers	720	$81,290
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.