General English Literature at Western Connecticut State University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Western Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in English from WestConn.

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.

WestConn General English Literature Degrees Available

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

WestConn General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at WestConn 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
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	299
	350
	351
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	518

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in English from WestConn. This is the #358 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WestConn English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $27,591. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WestConn, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WestConn General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 English major earned their master's degree from WestConn.

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

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

WestConn also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.