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General English Literature at Northwestern University

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General English Literature at Northwestern University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Northwestern General English Literature Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General English Literature Master’s Program

74% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at Northwestern awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

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In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
English Language and Literature Professors 3,120 $65,860

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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