English Language & Literature at Louisiana Tech University

Every English language and 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 language and literature program at Louisiana Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in English language and literature.

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.

Louisiana Tech English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Louisiana Tech offers distance education options for English language and literature at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Louisiana Tech English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Louisiana Tech University.

Louisiana Tech English Language & Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 English language and literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Louisiana Tech, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from Louisiana Tech, 88% 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 Louisiana Tech University with a master's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and 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 Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	8
Writing Studies	2

Related Majors

• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Editors	450	$42,340
Writers and Authors	260	$44,710
Technical Writers	170	$68,120

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.