General English Literature at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

Harvard General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English
• Doctorate Degree in English

Harvard General English Literature Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of English master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Harvard, 60% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Writing Studies
• Literature

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.