Literature at Duke University

What traits are you looking for in a literature school? To help you decide if Duke University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's literature program.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Duke Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Literature

Duke Literature Rankings

Literature Student Demographics at Duke

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

Concentrations Within Literature

Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Writers and Authors	950	$67,250

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.