General English Literature at Georgia Southern 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 Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

GaSou General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

GaSou General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in English from GaSou in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from GaSou, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
English Language and Literature Professors	1,160	$71,190

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.