General English Literature at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

NMSU Main Campus General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

NMSU Main Campus General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus General English Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in English from NMSU Main Campus. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• Writing Studies

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
English Language and Literature Professors	90	$56,750

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.