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General English Literature at Georgetown University

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General English Literature at Georgetown University

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Georgetown General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English

Georgetown General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown General English Literature Master’s Program

91% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of English master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from Georgetown, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers 3,850 $65,180
English Language and Literature Professors 370 $115,590

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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