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General English Literature at William Paterson University of New Jersey

General English Literature at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

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.

William Paterson University General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

William Paterson University General English Literature Rankings

The english major at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in english.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 15
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 William Paterson University of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 50

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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
English Language and Literature Professors 2,420 $86,360

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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