General English Literature at Western Connecticut State University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 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.

WestConn General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English

WestConn General English Literature 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.

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

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at Western Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	12

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
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