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Basic Certificate in English Language & Literature

Basic Certificates in English Language & Literature

2,485 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 43% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.1% of english language & literature graduates were international students.

Education Levels of English Language & Literature Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,485 people earned their basic certificate in english language & literature. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in english language & literature at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 34,388
Master’s Degree 8,374
Associate Degree 3,138
Basic Certificate 2,485
Doctor’s Degree 1,184
Graduate Certificate 623
Undergraduate Certificate 107

Earnings of English Language & Literature Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for english language & literature majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in english language & literature. About 75.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 611
Women 1,874
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The racial-ethnic distribution of english language & literature basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 98
Black or African American 578
Hispanic or Latino 301
White 1,340
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 141
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to english language & literature that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 23,983
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 16,483
Communication & Journalism 3,716
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 3,377
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 2,633

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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