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General English Literature at Wilkes University

General English Literature at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 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.

Wilkes General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Wilkes General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Wilkes 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 Wilkes

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Wilkes University.

Wilkes General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in english.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilkes University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 8

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
English Language and Literature Professors 3,860 $75,970

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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