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General English Literature at Wilkes University

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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. Of the 562 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wilkes University in 2021, 8 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.

Wilkes General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

Wilkes General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Wilkes 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 716
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 928
Most Focused General English Literature Schools 1,085

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

88% Women
Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from Wilkes in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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About 88% 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 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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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