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General English Literature at Eastern Illinois University

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General English Literature at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received their master's degree in English.

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.

EIU General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English

EIU General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU General English Literature Master’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in English from EIU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from EIU, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
English Language and Literature Professors 3,120 $65,860

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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