General English Literature at Willamette University

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

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year. Of the 401 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in 2021, 20 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.

Willamette General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

Willamette General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Willamette 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 Willamette 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 Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Best Value General English Literature Schools	490
	503
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	529

How Much Do English Graduates from Willamette Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Willamette is $21,094. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from Willamette in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Willamette are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450

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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.