English Language & Literature at Eastern Oregon University

If you are interested in studying english language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Oregon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EOU is located in La Grande, Oregon and approximately 2,853 students attend the school each year.

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

EOU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at EOU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? EOU offers distance education options for english language & literature at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

EOU English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at EOU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Eastern Oregon University.

EOU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. EOU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from EOU, 91% 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 Oregon University with a master's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & 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 OR, the home state for Eastern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Editors	1,080	$55,610
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450
Writers and Authors	700	$69,050
Technical Writers	680	$68,320

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.